ADDISONIA 7 
(Plate 164) 
ROSA “DR. VAN FLEET” 
“Dr. Van Fleet” Rose 
Garden Hybrid 
Family ROSACEAE Rose Family 
Among the climbing roses there is none other which can fill the 
place of this, for it is in a class by itself. A vigorous grower, with 
lustrous beautiful foliage and delightful blossoms, it is admired by 
all. A companion to ‘‘Silver Moon,” illustrated at plate 71 of 
this work, it resembles it in habit and foliage, but there the resem- 
blance ends. ‘The flowers in that are white or nearly so, and are 
nearly single, in fact ‘Silver Moon” is the nearest approach we 
have in hardy roses to that prime favorite of the south, the Cherokee 
rose. In ‘Dr. Van Fleet” the color is a delicate flesh pink, deeper 
in the bud, and the expanded flowers are sometime three or four 
inches across; being borne on long stems they are valuable for cut 
flowers. 
In response to an inquiry Dr. Van Fleet, to whom we are indebted 
for this beautiful addition to our rose gardens, writes that it was 
grown in 1907 from seed produced by pollinating with ‘Souvenir 
du President Carnot” a hybrid between Rosa Wichuratana and 
Rosa Safrano. He adds that it bloomed the second year from seed, 
and that he grew it under the provisional name of “ Daybreak,” 
but that the introducers (Henderson & Co.) preferred to offer it 
under its present name. Although the rose bears the name of its 
producer, Dr. Van Fleet was not responsible for its application. 
This rose was shown at an exhibition of the Horticultural Society 
of New York held in the Museum building of the New York Bo- 
tanical Garden in 1908. It was with the permission of the ex- 
hibitor that the material shown was used for propagating purposes, 
and it is from this source that the plants in the New York Botanical 
Garden were secured; from one of these the illustration was pre- 
pared. 
It will grow in any ordinary garden soil, of course’in a sunny 
position and free from the environment of other vegetation. While 
primarily a climber, it can be grown also as a bush plant, but this of 
course requires more vigorous pruning. 
The “Dr. Van Fleet” rose is a climber of vigorous habit, the 
stems attaining a length of fifteen feet or more, with firm shining 
