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We had a nice District-wide response to Roses in Review for 2002. Reviews were received from 139 reporters, a modest increase over the 130 last year. As expected, the largest number of reports, 86, were from Southern California, followed by 35 from Arizona, 12 from New Mexico and the balance from other areas of this District.
The Pacific Southwest District is the largest in the American Rose Society by membership, with over 2,400 members and 316 Consulting Rosarians. It is also very large geographically with wide differences in climate. Our District's contribution to the annual Roses in Review Survey is therefore very important, and I am proud of the contribution our rosarians have made.
The full report has been submitted to the National RIR Chairman and compiled results for the entire nation will appear in an upcoming issue of the American Rose Magazine. In the attached charts I have set forth the ratings of the top large and miniature roses by garden and exhibition rating. In making this compilation, I have included only those roses for which at least seven reports have been received.
In the large roses, the top garden rating was recorded by 'Flower Girl', a 1999 shrub by Gareth Fryer that was introduced by Weeks Roses. It is followed by another 1999 shrub introduction, 'Pillow Fight', hybridized by Tom Carruth and also introduced by Weeks. In third position is the 1999 AARS-winning climber, 'Fourth of July', also hybridized by Tom Carruth.
The leading hybrid tea is the 2000 AARS winner 'Gemini', in fourth position in the survey. Hybridized by Keith Zary, and introduced by Jackson & Perkins, 'Gemini' also recorded 69 reports, the largest number in the survey, with nearly half of the reporters growing this variety. The second largest number of reports were recorded by 'Veteran's Honor' with 62.
'Gemini' also led the survey in the exhibition ratings, followed by 'Flower Girl'. The next four were all hybrid teas, including ' Brooks' Red', 'Hot Princess', 'Veteran's Honor', and 'Black Magic'.
Among the miniature roses, 'Ruby Baby', the orange-red sport of 'Hot Tamale' was the leader in both the garden and exhibition ratings. Tom Carruth's bright orange single, 'Gizmo' was second in the garden ratings. Oddly, 'Soroptimist International' finished third in the garden ratings, despite is sloppy growth habit, this probably influenced by its second place finish among exhibition ratings. Third in the exhibition ratings was 'Amber Star', the orange blend sport of the well-established exhibition rose, 'Glowing Amber'.
Our reporters submitted a total of 1,919 reports on 312 individual cultivars. More than half (76) of our reporters submitted their reports online at the ARS website, which was a great help in compiling the reports. I give my thanks to all who participated in this important project.
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