
OREGON ROSE 
Originated by Grant Mitsch from an open pollen- 
ated seed from Picardy, he thought so little of it 
that he did not introduce it. Paul Brandon, who saw 
it and liked it, persuaded Mr. Mitsch to allow him 
to release it in 1938. The original seedling was on 
the short, stubby side, but thru a constant process of 
selection, the height is increasingly taller, although 
there is still a tendency for occasional bulbs to 
revert back to the short head with low height. Our 
first experience with Oregon Rose was in Oklahoma 
and Kansas, where for us it proved the only rose- 
colored glad to open well in the midsummer heat 
of the prairies. When we found a substantial quan- 
tity of the bulbs in the Grant Mitsch stock, we were 
delighted as we felt it would be in wide demand 
when better known. Our own experience with it 
proved to us that it was a florist flower — unsur- 
passed for making sprays and arrangements. _ It 
5 inches. 

opens 10 to 13 florets easily, has remarkable tex- 
ture, keeps well in storage, and has a color appeal 
that to those who like the rose shades, is well nigh 
irresistable. 
We did not think of it especially as a show flower 
hence its remarkable record this year was actually 
surprising to us. Reported winnings were in Cana- 
da, Maine, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, West Vo., 
lowa, Oklahoma and California. 
Three grand championships — one each in bas- 
kets, 3 spike, and single spike; 8 blues in single 
spike class; 2 blues in 3 spike class, plus blues for 
baskets and arrangement. 
Biggest win was by Chuck Ruble who won 2 
grand championships in the same show — one in 
3-spike class — one in single spike class at Sioux 
City, with 13 florets open. 
Most remarkable win was by Sid Pickup, who had only 25 Gladland grown 
bulbs but who, assisted by Mrs. Pickup, won blues in single spike, 3-spike and 
basket, which latter was also grand champion basket; plus a second award in a 
basket which was penalized for not having enough spikes. (These awards in three 
different shows at Winnipeg, Canada and vicinity. 
Photo at left is that of Sid Pickup of Winnipeg, whose remarkable winnings 
are enumerated in the preceding paragraph. 
Best reported spike was grown by W. J. Raison of Edmonton, Canada. Height 
in field 67”; flower head 31’ — 21 buds, 12 open, 4 in color — floret size above 

