

in the Annual under 
eid Rose 
+A. note. by the 
roses - one ‘sees in ie 
e Ductokee (Rosa laeviga- 
anksia (R. banksiae), and 
the latter by no 
that real rose wizard, 
in 1918, between Bracteata 
a double yellow Tea rose which 
ted in the lovely Mermaid. 
be fair to these three Asian 
ern part of the United States, 
is our duty, and it is therefore with 
ee we present the eee 

nom CHINA and adjacent areas 
= has come a number of species of 
“- roses. Some of these, as Rosa hu- 
gonis, R. laevigata (the Cherokee 
rose) and R. banksiae (the Banksia 
COL: ‘Lady Banks rose), are highly 
prized unmodified wild forms with 
distinct value for garden planting, 
while others less valuable as garden 
me shrubs have had a profound influ- 
ence in the development of modern 
roses through hybridization. Were 
such wild forms as have just been 
mentioned, and all those varieties 
the lineages of which trace back to 
Chinese rose parentage, removed 
_ from rose plantings, many rose-gar- 
_ dens would be stripped of every- 
thing they contain. Realization of 
this fact emphasizes the great part 
the roses of China have had in pres- 
ent-day values of garden and green- 
house roses. 
There is great similarity between 
the vegetation of eastern Asia and 
eastern North America, and, gener- 
lly speaking, plants from the for- 
er area are adapted to the latter. 

























oe rose (R. laevigata) which 
ee of the South has become 
1e J -Amética is Secon fr the 


, that have escaped in the. 
_ Even — the date of its ieee 






































introduction into _England, where 
roses even from an early date have 
_ received so much attention, is un- 
certain. Bailey gives the date as 
1793, Pemberton 1765 and Nicholson 
1795. The date 1795 is probably 
correct. It was brought from China 
by Lord Macartney, at one time am- . 
bassador to the Chinese. 
In some parts of the South the 
Macartney rose has become a nui- 
sance, an interesting example of 
what a plant that behaves itself cor- 
rectly in one environment may do 
when turned loose under another set 
of conditions. In some places it 
has taken possession of pasture lands 
and its extermination is a real and 
costly undertaking. Seeds are dis- 
tributed by birds and cattle, and 
pastures that once provided grasses 
and other plants for grazing are 
taken over by a spiny, forbidding 
plant that has no value for pasture, 
though it may be remarked, inci- 
dentally, that as bird-cover it is un- 
surpassed. 
For hedges and ground-covers, R. 
bracteata has definite values. It 
stands shearing well. There is re- 
newal from time to time from un- 
derground stems and shoots. Its 
glossy dark green leaves and white 
flowers make it an attractive plant. 
It has value in the prevention of 
erosion on highway and railroad cuts 
‘height of 10 feet or more, 

and embankments. It must be kept 
in mind, however, that it needs at- 
tention to keep it within. bounds. 
Propagation is by cuttings or by 
separation of plants arising from the 
underground stems. 
It is defined as a shrub, making 
a stout, tumbled mass, spreading 
from underground stems, reaching a 
with 
curved, half-climbing tomentose 
branches 5 to 10 feet or more in 
length, armed with stout, flattened, 
curved prickles, usually in pairs ad- 
joining the nodes or singly between 
them; leaves 1% to 4 inches long 
by 1% to 2% inches wide, composed 
of 5 to 11 (usually 7 to 9) oval bright 
green leaflets with rounded mucro- 
nate apices, rounded bases and in- 
conspicuously serrated margins; 
flowers single, white, 2% to 3% 
inches in diameter, produced singly 
to aS many as six, opening over a 
period of several days at the tips 
of the short prickly shoots arising 
from canes of the previous season’s 
growth; the petals notched, opening 
flat; hips dry, light brown, globose, 
tomentose, 34 to 1% inches in di- 
ameter; calyx persistent, with brit- 
tle, brown, reflexed sepals; seeds 
few; season June and July in the 
South. 
At least two varieties of roses 
have been derived from R. bractea- 
ta. These as described by Paul are: 
Alba simplex (Grandiflora). Flow- 
ers white, large and single; form 
cupped; free bloomer when trained 
against wall. Very showy. 
Maria Leonida. Flowers white, 
center rosy, and sometimes creamy; 
large and full; form, cupped. Growth 
vigorous. 
FTD Directors Wrestle With Wartime Problems 
Otto Lang of Dallas brings from 
the winter meeting of the FTD As- 
sociation’s board of directors a 
glimpse of the effects of gas ration- 
ing, coupled with a warning in re- 
gard to cooperation with the war 
effort; a word about a new mini- 
mum for FTD orders; and efforts 
made to cope with the problem of 
clearing the greatly increased vol- 
ume of soldier orders from over- 
seas. Mr. Lang writes: 
“When you make a trip you should 
be able to tell a story. Having just 
returned from the FTD board meet- 
ing, and there heard stories from 
San Francisco to Boston, from Mi- 
ami, Fla., or Texas to Canada, you 
learn the various problems the. war 
has brought on. In the East an A- 
gas coupon was reduced first from 
4 to 3 gallons and now to 2 gallons, 
or enough to back your car out and 
then pull back into the garage. Pool- 
ing by the florists is seriously re- 

florists. 
quested, and if not done will be 
demanded very shortly, for the gas 
and rubber situation is declared se- 
rious. 
“Also, the minimum FTD order to 
be cleared through the clearing 
house is now set at $2.50,° effective 
April 1. 
“The heavy soldier orders from 
England have caused our clearing 
house a great shortage on cash to 
clear monthly over $1,000,000 and to 
offset a shortage of $118,000 due us 
by these foreign countries. 
“Where cash cannot be promptly 
remitted the clearing house has pro- 
posed a plan, and will notify all its 
members of this plan to raise our 
working capital some $600,000. 
“A new committee with full pow- 
ers to act was appointed, from the 
FTDA and members of the SAF & 
OH, to look after the interest of all 
A sum not to exceed $10,- 
000 was agreed to by our board. 

