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 where we trav- 

 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 are 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- 

 ward 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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