THE ROSEBANK LETTER
Contents
No. 34 (15 Nov 2000) The Roses Of Georges Bugnet:
Paul G. Olsen of Sidney, BC, gives an account of the life of this man
and describes the roses he hybridized. autumn: Blaine Marchand of
Ottawa contributes a little poem. Reader Response: Correspondence
from Claire Laberge, Felicitas Svejda and several others on topics
appearing in the previous issue are shared. Corrigenda: Some ooops
get corrected. Roses On The Rock: Joyce Fleming of Grimsby, Ontario,
tells of the roses Dr. Wilf Nicholls showed her in Newfoundland at Memorial
University's Botanical Garden. A Few More Gardens: The editor
describes several gardens he visited in France, Monaco and Italy, including
Vaux-le-Vicomte, André Le Notre's first great garden. New Roses For 2001:
Rachel Flood of Kitchener presents her fourth annual survey of new
roses available to us for our gardening pleasure. November Roses: A
shared idea of how to bring pleasure to elderly gardeners. Another Dummy:
Watch out for the Canadian edition of the Roses For Dummies. An In
Vivo Gift: Stanley Jenkins gives his rose library to a rose society and
receives The Rosebank Letter's highest mark of acclaim. Farewell: A
tribute to a prime minister who wore a rose. What Might Have Been: A
poem about missing opportunities. Those Older Roses: Thoughts arising
from correspondence between Paula Martin and William A. Grant of California.
A case is made for adopting the term antique roses.