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2015 ARS Fall National Convention & Rose Show If I had to describe the weekend of September 11 through and including September 13, 2015 in Syracuse, NY, I would be hard pressed to decide between FUN and WOW! Both are equally appropriate in my opinion. A definition of fun is a source of enjoyment, amusement or pleasure all of which were applicable to Syracuse. A definition of wow is an outstanding success which was also applicable to Syracuse. Syracuse had it all and then some. A tip of the hat to Joe and Ann Gibson and their committees and a huge thank you to Robin Gee for all of the unique innovations she added for our enjoyment; especially the souvenir photos. While the sixteen and a half hour drive from SW Tennessee to Syracuse was long and tiring, arriving safely with roses at Syracuse was a reward in itself. The weekend was a fun filled

blur of activity highlighted by John Mattia receiving the Guy Blake Hendrick Award and the installation of President Pat Shanley and Vice President Bob Martin. If you haven’t sent in your coupon for the FREE Rosemarie rose, do not despair as you have until December 31, 2016 to redeem it and also to take advantage of the 4 rose special offer. All too often when we are having FUN, as all of us did in Syracuse, we sometimes forget to thank those who made our FUN filled weekend possible. Thank you to all of the committee members from the Penn-Jersey, New York and Yankee Districts whose hard work made such an enjoyable weekend possible. Richard Anthony Editor

2015 ARS Syracuse Fall National Convention Title:

ROSE SHOW CHAMPIONS Top rose exhibitors in the country share their insights into growing and grooming a National Rose Show winner. Moderator: Pat Shanley, ARS Vice President, Glen Cove, NY Panelists: (left to right) Bob Martin, Escondido, CA, Don Myers, Wake Forest, NC, Bill Kozemchak, Levittown, PA Photo courtesy of Kathy Kozemchak

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The Miniature and Miniflora Rose Bulletin is an official quarterly journal of the American Rose Society American Rose Society PO Box 30,000 Shreveport, LA 71130-0030 Pat Shanley—President Robert B. Martin, Jr.—Vice President James Hering, MD, Co-Chairman Joe Gibson, Co-Chairman The American Rose Society Miniature/Miniflora Committee Richard J. Anthony—Editor 499 Lucy Kelly Road Brighton, TN 38011 [email protected] Brenna Bosch— Co-Editor Bill Kozemchak—Official Photographer © 2015 The American Rose Society This publication is for rosarians who are interested in miniature and miniflora roses. The advice and information in this publication is believed to be true and accurate as of the date of the publication. The authors, editors, and the American Rose Society assume no legal responsibility for errors and omissions that may have been made. This journal is published on the American Rose Society website.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Issue 4 Volume 30 Fall 2015 Article Fall National Scenes from the Fall National Winners at the Fall National Rose Show An Interview with David E. Clemons The Best Gift Certificate Judges Corner What is AOE? Hall of Fame Nominations Where Have All the Roses Gone?

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Don’t want to carry reference books around when you judge? 2015 Official List Available For Mobile Devices The Official List of Approved Exhibition Names for Exhibitors & Judges is available in electronic form for $15 as a pdf on www.rose.org. Click on “Shop” towards the page top, then click on “Books & Merchandise” on the left side, click on “Books”, page down and click on “2015 Official List—PDF”. The PDF version can easily be used on your portable electronic devices during judging or entering roses. Color class and miniature vs. miniflora can be checked quickly. Also included are listings of Award of Excellence and Hall of Fame roses. Winter 2015

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Scenes from the 2015 ARS Fall National Convention & Rose Show All photos by Bill Kozemchak

John Mattia receiving the ARS Guy Blake Hedrick Award from ARS President Jolene Adams

Thursday Night’s Come as a Rose & Welcome Reception

Panel — Getting that Award-Winning Rose Photo L. to R. John Mattia, Orange, CT, Sally Long, El Cajon, CA, Susan Fox, Ramsey, IL, Bill Kozemchak, Levittown, PA & Moderator: Curtis Aumiller, ARS National Chair of Photography, Camp Hill, PA

ARS Staff at Thursday Night’s Reception L. to R. Beth Smiley, Amanda Figlio, Carol Spiers, Laura Pfender, Teresa Castello, & Laura Seabaugh. MC: Robin Gee

An arrangement in honor of Rosemarie Murphy

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Miniature & Miniflora Winners from the 2015 ARS Fall National Rose Show National Challenge Classes Robert E. & Mildred C. Lawton Miniature National Trophy Satish & Vijaya Prabhu, Columbia, SC ‘Bee's Knees', 'Chattooga', 'Renegade', 'Soroptomist International', 'Joy', 'Memphis King' & 'Arcanum'

J. Benjamin Williams Miniflora Rose Challenge Trophy Satish & Vijaya Prabhu, Columbia, SC ‘Sandy's Pick', 'Gift of Love', 'Tammy Clemons', 'Fitzhugh's Diamond', 'Abby's Angel', 'Dr. Troy Garrett', 'Whirlaway', 'Shawn Sease', 'Butter Cream' & 'Baldo Villegas'

Photo courtesy of Villegas/Mattia Photos Photo courtesy of Villegas/Mattia Photos

Ralph S. Moore National Award Satish & Vijaya Prabhu, Columbia, SC ‘Joy', 'Renegade', 'Michel Cholet', 'Memphis King', 'Arcanum', 'Chattooga', 'Bee's Knees', 'Carolina Lady' & ‘Soroptomist International'

Rose Hybridizers Association Trophy R.J. Anthony & Brenna Bosch, Brighton, TN Unnamed seedling

Photo courtesy of Bill Kozemchak Photo courtesy of Villegas/Mattia Photos

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Miniature & Miniflora Winners from the 2015 ARS Fall National Rose Show (continued) Miniature Court of Honor ‘Arcanum’ Satish & Vijaya Prabhu, Columbia, SC

Horticulture Miniature Queen ‘Joy’ Adam Bolar, Hillsborough, NJ

Photo courtesy Staff of ARS

‘The Lighthouse’ R. J. Anthony & Brenna Bosch, Brighton, TN

Photo courtesy of Villegas/Mattia Photos Photo courtesy Staff of ARS

‘Doris Morgan’ Satish & Vijaya Prabhu, Columbia, SC

Miniature King ‘Bee's Knees’ Satish & Vijaya Prabhu, Columbia, SC

‘Fairhope’ Elton Smith, Delaware, OH Miniature Spray ‘Dorothy Rose’ Bill & Kathy Kozemchak, Levittown, PA

Photo courtesy of Jim Hering

Miniature Princess ‘Renegade’ Satish & Vijaya Prabhu, Columbia, SC

Miniature Single ‘Neon Cowboy’ Joe Gibson, Manlius, NY

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Fully Open Miniature ‘Daddy Frank’ R. J. Anthony & Brenna Bosch, Brighton, TN

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Miniature & Miniflora Winners from the 2015 ARS Fall National Rose Show (continued) Miniflora Queen ‘Foolish Pleasure’ Satish & Vijaya Prabhu, Columbia, SC

Miniflora Court of Honor ‘Whirlaway’ Satish & Vijaya Prabhu, Columbia, SC

Photo courtesy of Staff at ARS

Photo courtesy of Villegas/Mattia Photos

‘Powerhouse’ David & Mary Ann Rink, Baldwinsville, NY

Miniflora King ‘Shawn Sease’ Dave & Dorothy Ciak, Wallingford, CT

Photo courtesy of Staff at ARS

‘Tiffany Lynn’ Elton Smith, Delaware, OH

Photo courtesy of Staff of ARS

‘Crystal Palace’ Satish & Vijaya Prabhu, Columbia, SC Miniflora Single No entries

Miniflora Princess ‘Dr. John Dickman’ Elton Smith, Delaware, OH

Fully Open Miniflora ‘Fred's Showtime’ R. J. Anthony & Brenna Bosch, Brighton, TN

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Miniflora Spray ’Whirlaway’ Ann Gibson, Manlius, NY Photo courtesy of Staff of ARS

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Miniature & Miniflora Winners from the 2015 ARS Fall National Rose Show (continued) Special Classes Seedling ‘Caroline Rose’ x ‘Joy' R. J. Anthony & Brenna Bosch, Brighton, TN Judge's Class ‘Kristin’ Peter Del Giorno, Rochester, NY

Miniature/Miniflora Challenge Classes Miniature English Box 'Black Jade’ David & Mary Ann Rink, Baldwinsville, NY Miniflora Cycle of Bloom ‘Ready' Oz & Audrey Osborne, East Harwich, MA Miniature Cycle of Bloom 'Bee's Knees’ Elton Smith, Delaware, OH

Hi-Lo ‘Black Magic’ & ‘Cooper’ R. J. Anthony & Brenna Bosch, Brighton, TN Benardella (Miniature & Miniflora) ‘Joy’ & ‘Lady E’owyn’ R. J. Anthony & Brenna Bosch, Brighton, TN J. Ben Williams Miniflora Challenge — Yankee District ‘Double Take’, ‘Patron’, ‘Shawn Sease’, ‘Baldo Villegas’ & ‘Foolish Pleasure’ Dave & Dorothy Ciak, Wallingford, CT

Arrangements Personal Adornment Certificate ‘Foolish Pleasure’, ‘Sweet Melody’, ‘Leading Lady’, ‘Grandma’s Girl’ & ‘Springs a Comin’’ Nancy J Redington, Chambersburg, PA Class 16 — Tribute to New York Millie Walters Memorial Rose Arrangement Trophy ‘Magic Carousel’ Mary Ann Rink, Baldwinsville, NY Class 17 — Lake Placid

Miniflora Bowl 'Dr. John Dickman’ Elton Smith, Delaware, OH Miniature Bowl 'Magic Show’ Elton Smith, Delaware, OH

District and Other Challenge Classes Syracuse Challenge (3 orange roses) 'Rocky Top’ Elton Smith, Delaware, OH Matched Pair 'Black Jade’ David & Mary Ann Rink, Baldwinsville, NY

National/District Directors Miniflora Arrangement Trophy ‘Cooper’ Donna Smith, York Haven, PA Class 18 — Buffalo

Miniature Royalty Rosette ‘Bees Knees’ Elton Smith, Delaware, OH Class 19 — Harriet Tubman House Photo courtesy of Jim Hering

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Miniature & Miniflora Winners from the 2015 ARS Fall National Rose Show (continued) Miniature Duchess Rosette & Silver Certificate ‘Jennifer’ Nancy J Redington, Chambersburg, PA Class 27 — Catskills

Arrangements (continued) Best of Class 20 ‘Kristen’ & ‘Magic Carousel’ Patria Lawrence, Chambersburg, PA Class 20 — Sustainable Garden by Pat Shanley Miniature Gold Certificate, Miniature Artist Rosette, the Rose Schwartzkopf Trophy & the Ben Williams Trophy ‘Fitzhugh’s Diamond’ & ‘First and Foremost’ Nancy J Redington, Chambersburg, PA Class 21 — New York Aquarium Miniature Bronze Certificate & Mini Artist Rosette ‘Magic Carousel’ Mary Ann Rink, Baldwinsville, NY Class 22 — New York Aquarium Miniature Oriental Rosette ‘Hot Tamale’ Ann Smith, Delaware, OH Class 23 — Miso Soup

Judges Certificate ‘Ty’ Don Myers, Wake Forest, NC Class 29 — In a New York State of Mind Miniature Keepsake Certificate ‘Pleasure’ & ‘Tiffany Lynn’ Nancy J Redington, Chambersburg, PA Class 30 — Munchkin Parade Miniature Rosecraft Certificate ‘Chattooga’ & ‘Tiffany Lynn’ Nancy J Redington, Chambersburg, PA Class 31— Bedford Falls Miniature Court of Etiquette Certificate ‘Miss Flippins’ Ann Smith, Delaware, OH Class 32 — Italian Pizzeria

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Best of Class 33 ‘Whirlaway’, ‘Sandy’s Pick’, ‘Grandma’s Girl’ & ‘Tiffany Lynn’ Nancy J Redington, Chambersburg, PA Class 33 — Rose Window, St. Patrick Cathedral Winter 2015

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An Interview with David E. Clemons RJA: When did you get your first rose? DEC: I sta rt ed growing roses in 1993. RJA: What was the name of your first rose? DEC: Th e f irst rose that I grew was Mr. Lincoln. RJA: What prompted you to get a rose? DEC: Tammy and I saw the beautiful roses at a rose show in Huntsville, Alabama. We decided to try growing a few roses ourselves. We would then join the Huntsville Twickenham Rose Society and the ARS in 1994. RJA: How many roses did you start out with? DEC: We started growing about a dozen roses in one raised bed. We started with only hybrid teas and a few floribundas. RJA: When did you begin exhibiting? DEC: We started showing roses in the fall of 1995. RJA: How many Queens have you won? DEC: 81 RJA: What was your first Queen and where and when? DEC: Our first Queen was for Queen of Miniatures. The variety was ‘Trickster’. We won this at the Cullman Rose Show (Cullman, AL) in the spring of 1997. RJA: Why Thoroughbred Roses? DEC: Being a “thoroughbred” means that something possesses the most superior qualities. A thoroughbred is one of first class status and bred from the purest and best blood. What better goal than to hybridize roses worthy of the regal thoroughbred race horse? RJA: How did you get into hybridizing? DEC: My good friend Robbie Tucker had just introduced ‘Miss Flippins’ and ‘Cachet’ and he Issue 4 Volume 30

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inspired me to see if I could hybridize my own rose varieties. His success showed me that even an amateur hybridizer could create roses that were not only beautiful but also have the exhibition form that I had grown to love. RJA: Why race horse names? DEC: One of the first things a new rose hybridizer will create is a list of possible rose names for all of those future rose seedlings that they dream about. My personal list had names that included the great filly racehorse Ruffian. My first rose to be introduced was named ‘Ruffian’ to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the match race between Ruffian and Kentucky Derby winner Foolish Pleasure. Ruffian broke down in that race and I remember seeing the race on television when I was a kid. It would become my intent to name many of my future roses in honor of these spectacular animals that have such a huge heart and shine so brightly on a competitive stage. RJA: How many roses have you registered to date? DEC: 10 (in order of introduction) -

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I plan to introduce two varieties in 2016,

‘Whirlaway’ ‘Bold Ruler’ (MF)

‘Unbridled’

‘Tabasco Cat’ ‘Ghostzapper’

‘Alysheba’

‘Joy’

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RJA: Any plans for more roses not named after race horses? DEC: I will always consider naming a new rose for a family member. My current goal is to develop a rose (Mini or MF) to name for my daughter Haley. She wants her namesake rose to be hot pink. I consider only my best seedlings to name for love ones. RJA: What is your favorite rose? DEC: My favorite variety that I have hybridized would be ‘JOY’. This mini was named for my mother and has won several prestigious ARS awards as well as being the number #1 exhibition miniature variety in the country. ‘Whirlaway’ is a close second. My favorite rose that I did not hybridize would be the hybrid tea rose ‘Louise Estes’. RJA: What do you look for in rose crosses? DEC: My first love is exhibiting so I try to use primarily minis and minifloras with classic exhibition form. To incorporate larger varieties like hybrid tea roses may give me the form I am looking for but the seedlings produced tend to have characteristics that are too extreme to be a mini or miniflora. Mother plant varieties that set hips easily are Winter 2015

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always a must. Just as in breeding thoroughbred racehorses, I breed the best to the best and hope for the best! FLOR: How many crosses do you do in a typical year? DEC: I usually do several hundred crosses each spring. My mother plants are all in pots and I try to do most of my crosses on the first bloom cycle. I stop making crosses by the 4th of July. That date usually allows the hips time to mature before the first frost. I also do my crosses outside Tammy Clemons with where Japanese English Box of ‘Tammy Clemons’ beetles start to decimate blooms about the first week of July. RJA: Why miniature and miniflora roses? DEC: Beside the fact that I love minis and minifloras, I realized from the early days of my hybridizing efforts that I was more likely to create small variety type seedlings that were commercially viable. Hybrid tea type roses take more room and time to evaluate and the larger commercial rose companies were mostly interested in their own seedlings. I just felt I could have more success as an amateur hybridizer if I limited my efforts to minis and minifloras. I do have some nice hybrid tea and floribunda seedlings. Maybe I will register them sometime and see if I get some interest from exhibitors. I could only be encouraged from the varieties I see from hybridizers like Eddie Edwards, John Smith, Fred Wright and Jim Sproul. RJA: Where did you learn to bud? Issue 4 Volume 30

DEC: After seeing pictures and instructions in sources like the ARS magazine, I decided to purchase multiflora seedlings and give it a try. Early success led me to try grafting onto rooted fortuniana too. I have found that budding seedlings allowed me to evaluate their potential sooner than if left them on their own roots. RJA: Any advice for aspiring hybridizers? DEC: The first thing I tell anyone who might consider hybridizing roses is to not get discouraged if their first seedlings fail to meet lofty expectations. You may not have any seedlings that are good as or better than the parent varieties. Roses that are marketed and sold possess traits like fragrance, disease resistance and exhibition form that are elusive and hard to attain. Start out by focusing your goals on one specific trait that you want in your seedlings. My ultimate advice would be to enjoy the process of hybridizing and realize that your creations are unique and one of a kind. RJA: Plans for the future in hybridizing? DEC: My plans for future hybridizing will continue to be the creation of varieties that have the exhibition form that I have grown to love. I would like to see future “thoroughbreds” in all of the color palettes found in roses. There are still plenty of worthy namesakes out there. Just don’t blame me if I also spell pharaoh incorrectly too. (American Pharoah)

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Gift Certificates….a perfect Christmas Gift By Richard J. Anthony

Many of us struggle this time of the year to come up with a novel idea for a Christmas gift for a good friend or loved one. We rack our brains trying to decide what that perfect Christmas gift will be. The more we think about it the more difficult it is to decide what that special gift should be. Thankfully…………..the ARS has made this a lot easier for all of us. Consider giving a Trial Membership gift certificate to a good friend or loved one. If that someone special has an interest in roses or flowers in general, the four month Trial Membership is a fantastic gift and the best part is all it costs is ten dollars. You can use the gift certificate as a stocking stuffer or as

part of a rose package; include it with a gift certificate for one or more roses. Not only is this a fantastic gift that is almost guaranteed to be a hit with the recipient but it also has the potential to bring in new members for the ARS. A certain percentage of the recipients will convert the Trial Membership into a regular membership. You can make this happen by giving one or more Trial Membership gift certificates to friends and rose lovers this coming Christmas. The ARS has valued this Trial Membership at $86.00 but this bean-counter firmly believes that the value is much higher. Take a look at what is included in the 4 month Trial Membership.

The American Rose Society is now offering a four-month trial membership for only $10 to anyone who is interested in becoming members of our organization. Most ARS members are home gardeners who enjoy growing roses and want to expand their knowledge of rose culture. Four-Month Trial Members receive: advice from Consulting Rosarians. The ARS Consulting Rosarians program connects members with expert rosarians that provide free assistance with your rose questions. Free or reduced garden admissions, a $25 value after just 3 uses. With the ARS Reciprocal Garden Admission program, members enjoy free or reduced admission to and discounts at hundreds of gardens, conservatories and arboreta nationwide. Free online access to four quarterly bulletins, a $45 value. Previously available by subscription only, the Mini/Mini-Flora Bulletin, Old Garden Rose & Shrub Gazette, Rose Arrangers’ Bulletin, and Rose Exhibitors’ Forum are all now available online for free to all ARS members. 2 issues of American Rose magazine, $16 value. The only magazine devoted exclusively to roses and rose culture, these bi-monthly, 84-page issues feature informative articles and beautiful color photography for beginners and experienced rose growers alike. View a free issue online. Discounts of up to 30% at merchant partners. The ARS Member Benefit Partner program offers discounts at various merchants with new partners being added continuously. A four-month trial membership is valued at $86 for only $10! Free

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Judges Corner

By Richard J. Anthony

Judging that first rose show of the year can be comparable to the first pitch a batter sees in Spring Training or the first bass that hits your line in the spring after not having fished all winter. For some it may be similar to giving a rose presentation to a group that you do not know well and for others it may be just like entering your very first rose at your very first rose show. The less experience a horticultural judge has the more this article may be of a benefit to them. Being nervous can be somewhat discomforting to say the least but it doesn’t have to be that way if we know how to handle the situation before hand. There are several things all of us can do to alleviate being nervous or questioning ourselves prior to judging roses. We can re-read the Guideline and Rules for Judging Roses. This makes for very good winter reading for new judges and also for very experienced judges as well. I cringed recently when an outstanding national level exhibitor who was judging the show exclaimed for all to hear that a certain miniflora rose was over grown. Fortunately, I was the Chairman of Judges so I intervened by stating that “horticultural excellence is to be rewarded for minifloras” and the issue quickly went away. Obviously, the better our understanding of the Guideline and Rules for Judging Roses the less likely we are to be uptight when we are judging roses. Reading current rose publications such as Horizon Roses and Rose Exhibitors Forum will further supplement the information needed by judges to do the best that they can do when at a rose show. The more intimate our knowledge of the roses being judged the better our judging will become in theory. Knowledge is the key when it comes to judging roses in this writer’s somewhat biased opinion. When I first became interested in exhibiting roses, almost all of the rose nurseries published a catalogue. Receiving the catalogue

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each year was much anticipated and looked forward to by many. You had an opportunity to see pictures of and read about the newest roses not to mention ordering some of them in the process. This has gone by the wayside for most nurseries due to the cost of print. But, as with many things, when one door closes a new one opens in its place. Enter the internet and you have a catalogue to look at twelve months out of the year. For Love of Roses, Heirloom Roses, K and M Roses, Wisconsin Roses and other nurseries have an online presence with their web based catalogues. The pictures of the roses combined with the write ups can only enhance our knowledge base assuming we take the time to review each rose. Ordering some of the new roses will further our ability to become a better rose judge. The old axiom of “you have to grow them to know them certainly applies”. Auditing a Horticultural Judges School will aid experienced judges to some degree. I do question if auditing once every four years is sufficient. More is needed in my opinion such as teaching at the judge’s school and giving presentations on growing and judging roses. This combined with reading and growing new roses can only aid in making each of us a better rose judge. Experience may be the best teacher but it also helps to supplement that experience in as many ways as possible. Over time I been asked frequently why I clerk at National Rose Shows and the answer to this question is two-fold; observing other judges who are highly skilled at their craft helps to make me a much better horticultural judge and I dislike the suspense of waiting outside the show room for the results of the judging. In order to become the best possible judge that we can hope to become takes an ongoing effort. It won’t happen overnight but for those who put forth the effort a highly skilled rose judge will be the result.

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What is the Award of Excellence (AOE)? By Dr. Jim Hering

The Award of Excellence (AOE) which is also known as the “Royal E” is a designation of merit given by the American Rose Society to new miniature and miniflora rose varieties of superior quality and marked distinction as determined by their performance in official test gardens. Entries in the AOE trials are judged by evaluators at each AOE garden for two years (three for climbers); the scores are tabulated and the combined results are used by the Miniature/Miniflora Rose Committee to select a maximum of five winners, if any, each year. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND In the early 1970’s miniature roses were becoming increasingly popular and were becoming an integral part of all national, regional and local shows. Because the extensive number of new introductions, the Board of Directors of the American Rose Society in 1973 undertook an active, impartial testing, scoring and rating program for miniature roses, then known as the Miniature Rose Test Garden Program. In 1974 all named and registered miniature cultivars introduced since 1965 were eligible for entry into the AOE program. From 1974 until 2011 only seedlings under number (not named or introduced) were eligible for the AOE program. In 2011 named and registered varieties in commerce less than one year became eligible for the program. Beginning in 2013, the AOE Trials were divided into two divisions – a “no spray division” and a “preventive spray division”. Trial gardens may participate in one or both divisions, and hybridizers may enter one or both divisions as well. In 1975 ten Awards of Excellence were given from the initial group of “grandfathered” entries; since then all entries have been tested for two years (three years for climbers), and no more than five Awards have been given in any year. In the 42 years since 1974 there have been 122 AOE winners, with ‘Chessie’s Issue 4 Volume 30

Favorite’ (“Spray Division”) and ‘Oso Easy Lemon Zest’ (“No Spray Division”) receiving the 2016 Awards at the combined Spring Miniature National held at Worthington, OH in June 2015. PURPOSES OF THE AOE PROGRAM The purposes of the Award of Excellence evaluation program are similar to those of the former All-American Roses Selections: 1. to foster the development of new and better miniature and miniflora roses, 2. to promote the establishment of rose test gardens in order to acquaint rose growers with the most worthy miniature and miniflora roses 3. to make awards to superior new miniature and miniflora rose varieties and to publicize and recommend those varieties. EVALUATION OF AOE ENTRIES Two plants of each entry are sent to seven public test gardens and to the chairman of the Miniature Committee for each division entered. The gardens are spaced geographically across the United States so as to include most growing zones. Five evaluators at each public garden judge each entry four times during the growing season for two years. The entries are scored on eleven criteria: novelty, bud form, flower form, opening color, finishing color, substance, habit, quantity of flowers, vigor/repeat bloom, foliage and disease/insect resistance. The scores from each test garden are tabulated and the entries are ranked by score. The ARS Miniature/Miniflora Rose Committee then determines by vote the number of Awards if any that are to be made with a maximum of five per year. The test gardens are: American Rose Center, Shreveport, LA (no spray and spray divisions) Edisto Memorial Gardens, Orangeburg, SC (no spray and spray divisions) International Rose Test Garden, Portland, OR (no spray division only) Mesa Community

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College Garden, Phoenix, AZ (no spray and spray divisions) Rose Garden of Farmers Branch, Farmers Branch, TX (no spray and spray) Toledo Botanical Gardens, Toledo, OH (no spray and spray divisions) Virginia Clemens Rose Garden, St. Cloud, MN (no spray division only) Private Garden of Co-Chairman Jim Hering (no spray and spray divisions) HOW TO ENTER THE AOE TRIALS All commercial and amateur hybridizers are eligible and invited to enter unnamed seedlings, sports of miniature or miniflora cultivars and named varieties which have been in commerce less than one year in the AOE trials. The hybridizer should notify the committee co-chairman (Jim Hering) in writing by December 15th of planned entries for the coming year, including hybridizer’s number for each entry and a brief description including color and plant habit. There is a fee of $10.00 per entry with a limit of five entries per hybridizer per year. Sixteen healthy plants of a cultivar are necessary for entry in the “no spray division”; twelve plants for the “preventive spray division”; and twenty eight to enter both divisions (two to each division in each of the eight test gardens). ANNOUNCING THE WINNER(S) OF THE AWARD OF EXCELLENCE Hybridizers are notified, confidentially, of the results of the trials and the AOE winners in December in order for them to make plans for marketing and sales. The official public announcement of the Award of Excellence winners, however, is not made until the following year at the awards banquet at the ARS National Miniature & Miniflora Rose Show and Conference which for 2016 will be on July 30 in Grantville, PA.

By Dr. Jim Hering

KEY TO WINNING One of the keys to winning the prestigious AOE award is to provide healthy mature plants to the test sites. All of the large commercial entities provide sizeable mature plants. Unfortunately, many amateur hybridizers either do not take the time or do not have the capability of providing mature plants. This places the small amateur hybridizer at a serious disadvantage. In order to level the playing field and to insure a continuous flow of entries in the AOE program, For Love of Roses, LLC of Brighton, TN will take your plants and propagate them for you and also grow them on to suitable size for entry in the AOE Trials. Other than the cost of priority mail postage for sending the roses to the test sites, there is no cost or obligation to the hybridizer for this service. One successful hybridizer has already taken advantage of this opportunity and we are hopeful others will follow. If you have an interest in this opportunity, send an email with name and phone number to [email protected] requesting additional information. THE ARS MINIATURE/MINIFLORA ROSE COMMITTEE MEMBERS Dr. Jim Hering, Co-Chairman Joe Gibson, Co-Chairman Richard Anthony Christian Bedard Vincent Celeste David Clemons Rose Gilardi Bill Kozemchak Sandy Lundberg

‘Oso Easy Lemon Zest’ AOE 2015

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Bob Martin Dr. James Sproul Robbie Tucker Jack Walter (Honorary) Michael Williams Dr. Keith Zary

‘Chessie’s Favorite’ AOE 2015

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Call for Nominations for “Miniature and Miniflora Rose Hall of Fame” By Dr. Jim Hering, Co-Chairman, ARS Miniature/Miniflora Rose Committee

The ARS Miniature and Miniflora Rose Hall of Fame honors miniature and miniflora roses that have stood the test of time in commerce for at least 20 years. Now, it is your opportunity to participate in this process by sending in your nomination(s), (five or less). A short list of the most popular miniature and miniflora roses that are 20 years or older can be found at the end of this article. Criteria and the nomination process for the Hall of Fame can be summarized as follows: 1. The variety must have been introduced at least 20 years prior to the year the award is given. Introduction date will be verified by the latest edition of Modern Roses. 2. There can be multiple winners in any year. 3. Varieties for consideration are solicited from the general membership through an announcement in the American Rose magazine, on the ARS web-site, in the Miniature Rose Bulletin and in district and local bulletins. 4. Nominations are to be sent by April 1, 2016 to: Dr. Jim Hering 1050 Kingwood Drive Marion, OH 43302 [email protected] 5. The Co-Chairman of the Miniature/Miniflora Rose Committee will prepare the tabulations for selection by the full committee by ballot. 6. Formal announcement of the winner(s) will take place at the ARS National Miniature Rose Conference. Issue 4 Volume 30

PREVIOUS WINNERS ELECTED IN 1999 Starina, 1964, Meilland Beauty Secret, 1972, Moore Magic Carrousel, 1972, Moore Rise’n’Shine, 1977, Moore Party Girl, 1979, Saville ‘Starina’

ELECTED IN 2000 Cinderella, 1953, de Vink Mary Marshall, 1970, Moore ELECTED IN 2001 Green Ice, 1971, Moore Jeanne Lajoie, 1976, Sima ELECTED IN 2002 Cupcake, 1981, Spies

‘Green Ice’

ELECTED IN 2003 Little Jackie, 1982, Saville Snow Bride, 1982, Jolly ELECTED IN 2004 Minnie Pearl, 1982, Saville Red Cascade, 1976, Moore

‘Minnie Pearl’

ELECTED IN 2005 Jean Kenneally, 1986, Bennett Rainbow’s End, 1986, Saville ELECTED IN 2006 Black Jade, 1985, Benardella Giggles, 1987, King ELECTED IN 2007 Pierrine, 1988, M. Williams

‘Pierrine’

ELECTED IN 2008 Fairhope, 1989, Pete & Kay Taylor Irresistible, 1989, Bennett

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ELECTED IN 2009 Tiffany Lynn, 1985, N. Jolly Gourmet Popcorn, 1986, Desamero Luis Desamero, 1988, Bennett ELECTED IN 2010 Fancy Pants, 1986, King Chelsea Belle, 1991, P. & K. Taylor Grace Seward, 1991, Bennett

A BRIEF LIST OF ELIGIBLE MINIATURE & MINIFLORA ROSES

‘Tiffany Lynn’

ELECTED IN 2011 Kristin, 1992, Benardella Olympic Gold, 1983, N. Jolly ELECTED IN 2012 Hot Tamale, 1993, Zary X-Rated, 1993, Bennett ELECTED IN 2013 Winsome, 1984, Saville My Sunshine, 1986, Bennett Peggy “T”, 1988, King

‘Kristin’

ELECTED IN 2014 Incognito, 1995, Bridges Soroptimist International, 1995, Benardella ELECTED IN 2015 Glowing Amber, 1996, Mander

‘Soroptomist International’

‘Hot Tamale’

Acey Deucy Apricot Twist Baby Grand Baby Secret Caesar’s Rose Charlie Brown Cuddles Dee Bennett Elfinglo Figurine Halo Fire Holy Toledo Jennifer Lavender Delight Lemon Meringue Little Mermaid Millie Walters Mothers Love Old Glory Pacesetter Poker Chip Pucker Up Rita Applegate Rose Gilardi Scentsational Si Solar Flare Suzy Sweet Revenge Tennessee Vista

‘Glowing Amber’ ‘Stars’n’Stripes

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Angelica Renae Autumn Sunblaze Baby Katie Behold Cal Poly Crazy Dottie Darby O’Gill Diamond Anniversary Fall Splendor Gail Halo Today Innocence June Laver Lavender Spoon Linville Love ‘Ya Dad Mobile Jubilee Old Country Charm Over the Rainbow Peaches’n’Cream Popcorn Red Minimo Roller Coaster Ruby Pendant Seattle Scentsation Simplex Stars’n’Stripes Sweet Chariot Teddy Bear Toy Clown Wistful

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Call for Nominations for “Miniature and Miniflora Rose Hall of Fame” (continued) By Dr. Jim Hering, Co-Chairman, ARS Miniature/Miniflora Rose Committee

SOME ROSES ELIGIBLE FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR Albuquerque Enchantment Cachet Cherry Pastel Chili Pepper Dazzler Florida International Golden Earing Jacquie Williams Liberty Miss

‘Albuquerque Enchantment’

SOME ROSES ELIGIBLE FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR (continued)

Bambino Cherry Cordial Chess Man Cosmic Esther Jasik Forever Young High Cloud Leslie Lido O

Looks Like Fun Lucille McWherter Miss Flippins Nora Overnight Scentsation Pacific Serenade Tay Caitlin Twister Yellow Pastel

‘Overnight Scentsation’

‘Bambino’

Louisiana Lady Memphis Queen Morning Skies Orange Pastel Oxbow Playgold Toby Jo Winter Princess

‘Twister’

‘Cachet’

The 2016 ARS National Miniature Rose Show and Conference will be held in Harrisburg, PA, July 29-31, 2016. Contact Nancy Redington, 717-264-6488, [email protected] for information.

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Where have all the roses gone? Recently, in an effort to not have my children write books about me when I am gone, I decided to look into some boxes “way in the back.” You know the kind I mean. You think you know what is in them, but …..…. maybe not. The first box was just what I thought, mementos from shows of long ago. There were lots of schedules, each neatly stacked with a rubber band securing the contents. On the outside of each of these schedules was carefully written all my entries and how they placed. Certificates perfectly arranged in the same manner. Preserved for posterity or whenever my kids would come and toss the box. Ahhhh Memories. As I looked further into the chasm, I started realizing that I might be featured on the TV show “Buried Alive.” There, ahead of me, were shoe boxes, some bags, and a few large envelopes stuck into an old rigid plastic bin. It was then that I remembered. Here was the mother lode of “things I was going to do when I had the time.” Long ago, I started recycling ribbons, or at least I thought. That is when I could. And what I mean by that is when the cursed stapler came into play, I never took the time at a show to dislodge the ribbon so I could take only my entry tickets home. So, I would grab them all and avow to take the time to dislodge the ribbon carefully to not harm it and bring it back to the next year’s show. I kept them with their show schedules so that I would know which rose show to take them to. Well, here they were. Hundreds of bright, shiny, colorful ribbons all haphazardly attached to carefully and clearly written entry tickets just waiting to be dispatched to home. But oops, they were still stapled. So, in a determination to do something worthwhile I started. Remove staple, curse, remove staple, break fingernail, say more BAD words and continue on. The thinking is that I will never recommend stapling ribbons again. I found out other things too. I never really thought much about my exhibiting. For the last few years I have spent a lot of time with the arrangement side. Most folks think of me Issue 4 Volume 30

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primarily as an Arranger. But here they were, proof of what I had inwardly always known, I also loved horticultural certificates and ribbons for Queens, collections, OGRs, English Boxes and bowls. I was almost impressed with myself. Almost. I spent most of the time reading the entry tags, and wondering where they had gone. The ‘Bo Peep’s, ‘Swan Song’s (now there was a name that was self-defining), ‘Valerie Jeannes’, ‘Dreamglos’, ‘Center Golds’, ‘Good Morning America’, remember when ‘Pierrine’ was called ‘Kingig’?, ‘The Antique Rose’, ‘Raindrops’, ‘Herbie’, ‘Swinger’, and ‘Red Beauty’. They were the miniatures…..small little things. Where have they gone to. I haven’t seen a ‘Starina’ in years. Were they so inferior that we just stopped growing them or were they just too small? Have we challenged our eyesight so that we don’t want to study those little beauties anymore. The roses they have gotten bigger. Is that a problem? We want more visual bang for our buck. But I still grow them, the ‘Picotee’s, ‘Calpoly’, ‘Elfinglo’, ‘Sweet Sue’ and ‘Stars and Stripes’. I may not show them, but I still grow them. They are like old friends in that they generate memories. Just like the boxes in the basement, they generate many pleasant memories.

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