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Ralph Moore: Make Believe is very dark on the outside of the petal, almost a purple, and then, as it opens it is a reddish purple fragrant rose. It's not for exhibition or cutting, but it's good for the garden and excellent for hanging baskets. You can use it for massing or for borders. It should be very hardy, because it has the old violet rambler in it, as well as R. wichuraiana and R. multibracteata. The bloom goes from a soft lilac colour to fuchsia to almost petunia purple. The weight of the blooms causes the canes to bend over. It's in bloom nearly all of the time.

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Dr. Svejda: We have something else which I am quite excited about. It goes back to the rugosa hybrids. Years ago, I got a strain of the species from Japan and I grew this along with several thousand other seedlings. That year we had a new sprayer and it was ineffective. As a consequence, mice and aphids were abundant in our fields damaging all except for these few seedlings. I kept some of them and we tested them for a few years, we could publish about them. I have named that strain Rugosa Ottawa. It is absolutely resistant to two-spotted spider mites and strawberry aphids. It is very rare to have plants that are insect resistant, but to be resistant to two different insect pests is exceptionally rare. I do hope this is going to be utilized. I know it will be difficult because they are diploids, but considering their importance, I wish everybody good luck in a program like that.