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Agnes: Flowers double, fragrant. Even if the original crown dies the bush usually perpetuates itself from suckers and it has been quite good some years at Beaverlodge. Not ever-blooming and perhaps should rightfully be listed as a R. foetida hybrid.

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The Betty Bland variety is a R. blanda hybrid raised at Dropmore, Man., by F.L. Skinner. Grows 3-6 feet high. Flowers double, pink, during June. The bright-red branches add to its decorative effect. Once considered hardy but has recently killed severely at Beaverlodge. Hardy at Edmonton.

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R. spinosissima, Scotch Rose, Burnet Rose. - (Spinosissima means very spiny). Very hardy at Edmonton. Low-growing, to about 3 feet. Flowering branchlets prickly and bristly. Leaflets appear early, dense, small, 5-9, somewhat reddish in autumn. Flowers white, pink or reddish, sometimes yellow, fragrant, often semi-double, late June. Fruit black. Perhaps has been overlooked too much in shrubbery plantings. At Beaverlodge, the Scotch Rose is not fully hardy but is one of the most satisfactory of the ornamental shrub roses; the Burnet planted in 1934 has done well and is considered one of the best.
Some R. spinosissima hybrids and varieties, likely hardy at Edmontton, are: Berwick (semi-double, deep rose); Bicolor nana (creamy-white, dwarf); Brightness (double crimson purple); Dundea (lilac -rose, white reverse); Flavoscans (semi-double, lemon); Globe (semi-double, deep rose); Lady Hamilton (semi-double, creamy-white); Lismore (double, blush); Staffa (double, white); Townsend (double, pink).

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R. cinnamonea, Cinnamon Rose. - Planted in 1936 at Beaverlodge, It wintered well in 1936-37 and bloomed in 1937. Flowers purplish. This species pollinated by Pythagoras (R. spinosissima) has given the variety Huron, which grows 2 1/2 feet high, with white, semi-double flowers flushed with pink. The sister variety Iroquois has mauvish-pink flowers and yellow anthers. At Beaverlodge, Huron planted in 1935, seems to winter better than Huron. The Dr. Merkely Rose, from Siberia, may be related to the Cinnamon Rose. It grows about 2 feet high, wih flowers that are pink, double, and very fragrant. The double form is quite ornamental once established and its hardiness commends if for more widespread consideration.

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Cree: Originated at Experimental Farm, Ottawa. Flowers single, pale pink fading to white. At Beaverlodge, planted in 1933 it killed about 65 per cent in 1936-37.

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Dorothy Fowler: R. rugosa, R. acicularis, and R. spinosissima enter into its parentage. First offered in 1938 by Manitoba Hardy Plant Nursery, Dropmore, Man. Grows about 3 feet high. Flowers semi-double, 3-3 1/2 inches across, very fragrant, soft clear pink, good form in bud and when fully open.

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Dr. E. M. Mills: Probably a hybrid of R. Hugonis and R. rugosa (perhaps it is a R. Spinosissima hybrid). Flowers semi-double, pale primrose flushed pink.

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F. J. Grootendorst: Red, small, double, fringed petals. At Beaverlodge, it usually kills back extensively though it generally blooms annually.

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Hansa: Flowers double, dark red, true rugosa type, very fragrant. In this variety, unlike most of its class, the buds of each cluster open about the same time, giving the effect at a distance of a single large rose. Foliage dark green, neat. Blooms in late June and later. Grows 4-5 feet high. At Beaverlodge, planted in 1929 it has bloomed annually to date though rather severely killed in recent years.

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R. foetida Harisonii (R. foetida x R. spinosissima), Harison's Yellow. Planted in 1928 and 1929 at Beaverlodge it has given a fair display some years but in recent years the plants, without artificial protection, have been badly winter-killed; this agrees with experience at Edmonton. Flowers semi-double, lemon yellow, fade whitish in intense sun. Fruit nearly black. Some think that Harison's Yellow is pure R. spinosissima variety. A double hardy white seedling of Harison's Yellow is said to have shown much promise. The following named seedlings of Harison's Yellow originated at the Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa: Ardelia (5 1/2 feet at Ottawa, deep cream, semi-double); Orinda (6 feet at Ottawa, deep cream, semi-double); Rosania (about 4 feet at Ottawa, pale cream with conspicuous gold anthers, semi-double); Valeria (5 feet at Ottawa, deep-cream, single).