with those here, and telling particularly of some of the newer Roses 
which be beUeved to be of value for outdoor planting. 
April 9th, Mr. WilHam N. Craig gave a most practical talk on the 
culture of outdoor Roses in New England, giving in detail the steps 
necessary for success with each class of Roses in this particular cHmate, 
recommending varieties, methods of planting and the combating of 
insects and diseases. 
April loth, Mr. B. S. Letson, Boston, spoke on flower arrangements 
in the home, illustrating with cut Roses which had been supplied for 
the occasion by Mr. Roland, and which were afterward distributed 
among the audience. 
At the suggestion of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, 
The Rose Society had show cards recommending varieties suitable 
for planting in New England. These cards were placed in the entrance 
hall and attracted great attention. 
The 1 92 1 Annual Meeting and Rose Pilgrimage will take place at 
Washington, D.C., June the 2nd. The trip includes a visit to that most 
interesting Test Garden at Arlington. I would Hke to say, personally, 
that I greatly admired the plants of Rosa Hugonis which I saw "there 
last winter. 
The Executive Committee of the American Rose Society is plan- 
ning a rose trip in June, 1922, to visit the rose regions of the Pacific 
Northwest. It is the idea to make the trip at the time when the 
Roses in Portland and the Puget Sound regions are at their best. 
Various Rose Festivals on the way, or in the west, will be visited, and 
much special attention will be paid to those from the East who join in 
this first great rose pilgrimage. Modern Roses are very susceptible 
to variations in soils and climatic conditions — even a few miles 
difference in locality, modified percentages of clay and sand, a more or 
less protected site, influence the choice of our garden varieties; so 
what more interesting and instructive hoKday could a rose lover 
plan than a trip to include Rose Gardens in many sections of our great 
country, and a comparing of experiences with other growers under 
widely separated horizons? 
The Rose Annual is a joy ! Year after year it has received a warm 
welcome' and an honored position in our home. Let me just copy 
half a dozen titles from the contents of the 1921 volume with a passing 
word of keen appreciation for the beautiful illustrations which so 
greatly enhance the charm of its pages: 
Roses in Antiquity, Rose Stocks and Root Systems, An Amateur's 
Garden on Puget Sound, Florida Rose Growing as Seen by Northern 
Eyes, Roses at Kew Gardens, England, Greenhouse Roses, this Year 
and Last, New Rose Trials at Bagatelle, Official List of American 
Roses (18 closely printed pages of valuable information on the origin 
of hundreds of American varieties). Mes. Aaron Ward. 
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