Romancing the rose: new french line promises long-lasting, old-fashioned love

摘要

Although most gardeners cherish roses from all ages, until recently rosarians were sharply divided into two camps -- those who favored heirloom roses and others preferring modem hybrids. Attempting to please everyone, rose hybridizers around the globe have been madly scrambling pollen to create varieties pleasing to both groups -- roses whose blooms have the fragrance and whimsical charm of heirlooms, but which, unlike most of their predecessors, blossom throughout summer. A remarkable group of suchroses will greet rose lovers as they open the year 2000 rose catalogs.