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There are 22 official All-
America Rose Selections test
ing gardens scattered through
out the United States and so
located that the variations in
soil and climatic conditions
are well covered for all the
major areas in which roses
are grown.
The quality of the new rose
hybrids entered into AARS
trials, together with the strin
gency of the testing and the
Integrity of the All-America
Rose Selections organization,
have resulted in the AARS
testing and award program
being considered one of the
very finest in the world- To
the amateur gardener, an
AARS award seal on the rose
he buys represents an un
precedented and solidly reliable
assurance of quality and grow
ing satisfaction. To the rose
breeder, an AARS award for
his creation is the highest
honor his rose can possibly re
ceive, To the nurseryman and
garden center operator, the
presence of the green and
white AARS seal on the rose
he sells is an assurance to him
and his customers that the
plant will give superior per
formance, neauty and reliabili
ty under most any conditions.
HOW DID AARS COME
INTO BEING? A long time
ago, before the plant patent
act, when there was little or
ganization in the rose market.
What AARS Means
To The Rose Gardener
rose names were changed at
will by unscrupulous dealers
and often a variety was mar
keted under half a dozen or
more names in the same list
ing.
With the enactment into law
of the Plant Patent Act. de
signed to protect the rights of
the plant inventor and allow
him compensation for his la
bors, the unsatisfactory condi
tion of the rose market should
have been corrected. Actually
the situation failed to show
much improvement, due to the
wording of the law which re
quired only that the patented
plant be different in some re
spect from plants already in
existence. As most new rose
varieties could be claimed to
be different in some charac
teristics, the market was soon
flooded with patented . varie
ties which were inferior to
many roses already in com
merce, The gardener still had
little idea which varieties were
good and which were not.
It was during this period
that the leading rose growers
of the country decided to act.
In 1938, in Chicago, rose pro
ducers and introducers from
all over the country banded
together to organize All-
America Rose Selections. This
non-profit organization was
set up specifically to test new
varieties of roses and deter
mine which, if any. were
worthy of recommendation to
the buying public as the very
best to be found in new roses.
HOW DOES AARS OPER
ATE? Under the AARS test
ing program, which functions
today exactly as it did when
organized 32 years ago, plants
in test are trial grown under
actual garden conditions at 22
testing stations throughout
the United States. These trial
grounds are located so that all
varieties of soil and climate
in the areas where roses are
generally grown are repre
sented.
t' *r r'-y* spr twins'
period for each entry, the test
gardens must be maintained
as required by the AARS
Test Garden Committee which
specifies normal care such as
would be provided by the ordi
nary good gardener. The roses
may be judged only by an of
ficial AARS Judge and there
mcaster Farming. Saturday, April 7.1973
is one assigned to each test
garden. Official Judges do not
gain their appointments easily,
as each must serve a carefully
supervised two-year appren
ticeship before he can hope to
obtain his judgeship.
A major proportion of the
AARS Judges are college pro
fessors, or men in charge of
large public gardens through
out the country who take their
judging appointment very se
riously.
The scoring procedures, -rose
characteristics which are to be
judged, and the maximum
number of scoring points al
lowed eaqh in the prescribed
numerical scoring system, are
all under the guidance of the
AARS Scoring Schedule Com
mittee. Candidate roses are
graded on vigor, habit, hardi
ness, disease resistance, foli
age, flower production, bud
and flower form, opening and
finishing color, fragrance,
stem and novelty.
In addition to its work on
the scores, this committee la
bors constantly to improve
the scoring technique of the
Judges, and, every five years,
calls them all in to attend a
Seminar devoted to the study
of improved methods of judg
ing roses.
HOW ARE AARS WIN
NERS IDENTIFIED? It is a
requirement of AARS that all
plants of an award winner be
identified by a green and white
oval metal seal bearing the
following wording “This
AARS rose, after two years
of actual growing tests in all
parts of the United States,
has proved to be a superior
variety.”
Planning a car trip? Get the
lead out and follow these safety
rules suggested by American
Oil Company: 1) Havethe brake
linings inspected. 2) Check
Wheel alignment to prevent tire
wear and blowouts. 3) Replace
worn or cracked wiper blades.
4) Test headlights, taillights
and turn signals. 5) Guard
against air pollution by having
an engine tuneup, including a
test of the pollution control
(PCV) system. 6) Remember
that lead-free gasoline also helps
to clear the air.
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