Show You and Your Garden 1 American All Listings Aid I In Selecting Good Roses By GENEVIEVE H. H FOLSOM Telegram Garden Editor Selecting the best roses for your own garden is quite a rt problem problem lem but many lists of oC good roses have been given ghen to the rose rose-lov ing ins public to assist them with this task One of oC the most important im important im- im is the recommendations given each year ear as the u all Amer ica lea rose selections These selections are tested for two years and scored on their qualities Those achieving the thc highest score arc are introduced One of oC our readers asks that we give him the information about the America all selections II each cach year ear since the scoring first started was WitS In 1940 there were a number of oC roses selected including Flash Worlds World's Fair Dickson's Red Apricot Apricot Apricot Ap Ap- ricot Queen California and the Chie Chief Charlotte Armstrong received received re re- re- re the honor in 1941 On the 1942 list Hearts Heart's Desire was the best rose Two roses were selected selected se se- selected in 1943 Mary Margaret 1 McBride and Grand Duchess Charlotte Mme Chiang shek Kai-shek received the award in 1944 Three roses were to topS top in 1945 They were Mirandy 1 Horace Me- Me Garland and Floradora Peace was selected in 1946 and the Ry- Ry I C in 1947 Selections in 1948 I included Nocturne Taffeta and II Pinkie Noon Hi-Noon a fine tine climber received a sectional award Tallyho Tally- Tally I ho and Niner won in 1949 I I while in 1950 1350 the selections included included in in- eluded Mission Bells Capistrano I Sutter's Gold and Fashion Fred I Howard Vogue Helen i were winners in 1951 and the 1952 selections are Ma Perkins and Imperial Chrysler READERS READERS' QUESTIONS Mrs E E. E W. W C C. Magna writes Will you please tell me what the name of the plant is from which I two leaves I 1 thought it was a Jerusalem Cherry Cher r ry Kindly help me if iC possible Answer I am sorry the leaves were too dry when they reached I Ime me to determine exactly just I I what they are arc However the iI i shape of oC the leaves do resemble I II I the Jerusalem Cherry The plant has small red or yellow fruits which ripen about December The leaves arc are an attractive I shiny dark green The Thc plant must I Ibe be protected from draft and when its fruiting period is over should be cut back to within two to three inches of the main mam stem If you have gardening problems problems problems lems mail your questions to Genevieve H H. Folsom Telegram Garden Editor S S. S Main Salt Lake City |