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Re: Rose Wish List

Keith,  Tell us more!  How in the world do you find out the favorites of
famous hybridizers?  I thought these were closely held secrets!  What are
some more of  your favorites?  My top favorite is Constance Spry but I
havn't grown Celsiana--yet.              Gloria
-----Original Message-----
From: berlin@wycol.com <berlin@wycol.com>
To: rose-list@eskimo.com <rose-list@eskimo.com>
Date: Monday, January 04, 1999 3:38 AM
Subject: Re: Rose Wish List


>> This one rose has been ''wispering my name'' :  'Celsiana'.  Very
>> delicate, translucent pink, semi-double with light gold stamens. The
>> book say's it's very fragrant, Damask.
>
>Well, if any of you felt like wasting 60 bucks on the American Rose
>Society's "Who's Who", like I did, you'll find that I listed this as my
>favorite Rose.  Well, it is.  I currently raise about 120 Roses, and have
>raised about 400 (?) different varieties in my life.  I doubt that it
>would've been my favorite 20 years ago (had I even been aware of it)
>because back then I thought the only Roses worth growing were Hybrid Teas.
>Well, I don't own a single HT at this point, and it's only been in the last
>5 years that I've really come to appreciate the singles and semi-doubles.
>Anyway, I've had 'Celsiana' for 3 years now, and she's one I totally obsess
>on when she's blooming.  David Austin lists this as one of his favorites,
>and it's how I became aware of it.  After getting a good collection of
>Austins and OGRs, I concentrated on the favorite Roses of hybridizers,
>especially Austin (for obvious reasons).  The last couple of years I've
>been buying more species Roses than anything else, but it's time to get a
>few more OGRs.
>
>keith romanczyk
>western new york
>zone 5 [insert hearty laugh here]
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>> I think there's an old, dense 7 foot rose of this on the other side
>> of town, next to an old worn-out home. It caught my eye last year in
>> bloom.
>>
>> Anyone grown this one and can comment on it ?
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> ~Carleen~
>> Keeper of Sheep & Old Roses
>> Rainier, Oregon  ~ Zone 8
>>
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