BOURGEAU ROSE 
Rosa bourgeauiana Crepin 
If you happen to journey in June to the upper Columbia River 
Valley, British Columbia, you will be rewarded by seeing the wild 
roses in full bloom. In no other part of the country whete we ttav- 
eled, except near Banff, do they show such marvelous color and size, 
or grow so plentifully. Their delicious odor is everywhere. The 
sturdy bushes frequently grow to a height of four feet or more. 
Their woody brown stems ate well protected by many slender 
down-curved spines. Four States have chosen the rose as their of- 
ficial flower—Iowa, North Dakota, New York, and Georgia, but 
the particular rose so honored is not always designated. Georgia has 
chosen the cherokee rose, introduced long ago from China. 
The Bourgeau rose is found from Colorado and Montana north- 
watd to British Columbia and Mackenzie, and rarely eastward to 
Ontario. 
The plant sketched was obtained near Lake Minnewonka, ten miles 
from Banff, Alberta, Canada, at an altitude of 4,500 feet. 
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