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Let's get together at one of ourfavorite spots for an evening ofgood barbecue and viewing slidesof past rustles, interestingrose/companion plant finds, the1996 Texas Rose Rustlers' YardTour or whatever else you wouldlike to share.

- For those of you who have neverbeen to a gathering there, HickoryHollow has delicious barbeque atreasonable prices. We meet in theback room where a projector andscreen will be set up. HickoryHollow is located at 101 HeightsBlvd., on the corner of HeightsBlvd. and Center Street inHouston.This will be our last, scheduledget-together before the S posiumin May. See you there! .(,

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PROJECT AT PIONEERMEMORIAL LOG CABIN,

TEXAS MEDICAL CENTERHOUSTON, TX

by Earl KrauseOn January 10, 1998, Esther Simonsof the Daughters of the Republicof Texas called, asking for helpwith moving 50-plus OGR's becausenorth Macgregor was going to bewidened and take in the existingrose bed. I started calling andassembled together a group ofRustlers to respond to their callon this very short notice.We started working at 9 o'clockSaturday morning, Jan. 24th. Withno pre-existing beds to move into,we built beds, pruned and movedthe 50-plus roses by lateafternoon. It went very well.

Thanks to Ray Valigura andSantiago, Gaylan Haynes, James &Stephine Zucha, Eddie McCreary ofTurkey Creek Farms, Donald Burger,Kim & Allen Lykins, Julia Cain,Robert & Leslie Reeves, MarkRoderick, Anita Patton-McHayney,James H. McHayney, for their hardwork in saving all of those rosesat the Daughters of the TexasRepublic's Log Cabin.

CHAIRMAN C. Ray ValiguraTREASURER/MEMBERS Mrs. Lucille IdomEDITOR Mrs. Audrey McMurrayPROGRAM Earl KrauseSECRETARY Mrs. Bobbie McKenna

1109 Loesser, Houston, TX 77055 (713)237-070713106 Blythe, Houston, TX 77015 (713)453-127411031 Dunlap, Houston, TX 77096 (713)729-5307

5020 Fairvent, Pasadena, TX 77505 (281)487-33475426 Candletree, Houston, TX 77091 (713)682-4365

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1! Rustler Bobbie McKenna has been inthe hospital since early January. Shewent in for breathing problems and wasdiagnosed with congestive heartfailure. Unfortunately she took asudden turn for the worse and becamemore and more ill until her daughter,DarIa, moved her to a differenthospital with a new doctor. It lookslike the move saved Bobbie's life.She is recouperating steadily, thoughshe is still a bit weak. If you wouldlike to send her a card, Bobbie'saddress is Twelve Oaks Hospital, Room620B, 4200 Portsmquth, Houston, TX77027. ..,~:",-;?• A fellow Rustler asks a questionfor anyone out there who can answer:Just who was General Schablikineanyway? It seems he is taking overher garden and she would like to knowif he was as aggressive in real lifeas his floral namesake. I told herI'd pass along the question.

• Next month you can wish Earl ,&

Deanna Krause Rappy .9lnniversary. OnFebruary 17th they will be married 30years! May their love continue toblossom like their beautiful roses.

Ournext event

After our gathering at Hickory Hollowfor slides and good eats (see page 1),our next event will be the Texas RoseRustler Spring Symposium in Brenham onMay 9, 1998. We will set up at 9:30amand begin at 10:00am. More on this inour next newsletter.

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Woodland BeightscivicAssociation Bouse andGarden Tour to Benefit

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Conrad Tips has been hard at work forthe past year, putting together aweekend of events to benefit thechildren's garden at Travis ElementarySchool, 3311 Beauchamp, Houston.

On Saturday, March 28th, starting atlOam on campus, there will be a freelecture series featuring Ray Valiguraon Old Garden Roses, Camille Waters onHeirloom Plants, Mary Herr on CottageGardens, and Heidi Sheesley onPerennials and Decorative Grasses.

Following the lectures there will be aplant sale that will include oldgarden roses, cottage garden plants,heirloom seeds, native plants, herbs,salads, vegetables and beddingannuals. There will also be a booksigning by prominent local authors.

From 1-5pm the Woodland Heights CivicAssociation will hold a self-guidedHouse Tour to showcase historic homesin the area.

On Sunday, March 29th the House Tourwill again be held from 1-5pm. Aseparate Garden Tour will coverinteresting Woodland Heights gardens.Tickets and maps of both tours will beavailable on the campus of the schoolat a cost of $10 per person per tour.

Also starting at 1pm on campus, eighthorticultural societies of Houstonwill offer sales of their specialtiesto the public, including roses, herbs,daylillies, begonias, plumerias,orchids,"cacti and other succulents.

If anyone would like to be a house orgarden docent (2 hour shifts, eitherday), call Conrad Tips (713-868-5606)or The Woodland Heights Association(713-683-5188). Docents will receivea free ticket to the tour.

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'Ihe !J{eritage !RjJse!fountfationcortfialfg invites you to their

1998 Conference!April24tfi - !Apri!26t1i.

Texans are fortunate this year becausethe Her itage Rose Foundationconference will be held in our veryown state! Below is an abbreviatedlist of their events. For thosearriving early, there will be an all-day bus tour on Thursday to theAntique Rose Emporium, leaving at 7amfrom the Harvey Hotel in Addison, asuburb of Dallas.

Friday morning there will be a talkby Kathy Zuzek, entitled "NorthernRoses for the South", which will befollowed by a panel discussion onhistorical and shrub roses for Texas.In the afternoon, there will be a bustour of private suburban gardens,followed by a wine and cheesereception.

Saturday morning, there will be theHRS business meeting, followed by atalk by Scott Kunst of Old HouseGardens, entitled, "Antique Bulbs forGardens Old and New". Afterward therewill be a panel discussion oncompanion plants for Texas rosegardens. In the afternoon, there willbe a bus tour of private suburbangardens ending at the Fort WorthBotanical Garden. Following a tour ofthe Republic of Texas Rose Garden inthe Botanical Garden, there will be awine and cheese reception, after whichthere there will be a banquet in thePavilion of the Japanese Garden there.

Sunday there will be two tours tochoose from: a full day tour to awholesale grower outside of Dallas, tothe Dallas Horticultural Center andthen to the Dallas Aboretum andBotanical Garden - or - a half-daytour, starting in the morning, touringprivate gardens in Dallas.

The Heritage Rose Foundation has

reserved a block of rooms for theirconference participants and locked ina rate of $79 per night at the HarveyHotel in Addison, TX (Ph: 972-980-8877 ). To get this rate you mustmention the Foundation and theconference.

For information and registration,write to the Heritage Rose Foundation,Attn: Charles Walker, 1512 GormanSt., Raleigh, NC 27606-2919 or youcan e-mail himatrosefoun@aol.com. orcall him at 919-834-2591.

o •• Almanac Dates •• 0•••from Blum's Farmer's and Planter'sAlmanacs for the Year 1998.

For rooting all cuttingsFeb.:Mar.:Apr.:May

15-19, 22-2314-18, 21-23, 2612-14, 18-19, 22-2312, 15-16, 19-20, 23-24

For transplanting rooted cuttings andpotted rosesFeb.: 27Mar.: 2-4, 30-31Apr.: 27May : 1-2, 28-29

To prune roses for increased bloomingFeb.: 18-19Mar.: 17-18Apr.: 13-14May: 120 ••• 0 ••• 0 ••• 0 •••

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The PERFUME OF ROSES has been used toscent oils and waters since ancientGreek and Roman times. Attar ofroses, a highly concentrated andprohibitively expensive distillationof Gallica roses, is used in tinyquanti ties in many preparations,although it can be overwhelming on itsown. Perfume is difficult to make,but the lighter and gentler rosewaters, particularly those made fromNoisette and Wichut,c;lianaroses, and

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from the leaves of Sweet Briar, areeasy to prepare. Bath oils, also, canbe quite simple to make and theresulting fragrances are reallyheavenly.!l(OS'E COLOq9l£'E - Steep 1 cup of veryfragrant rose petals in 1/2 cup purealcohol in a sealed jar for a week.Infuse 1/2 cup each of rose geraniumleaves and lemon verbena leaves in 1/2cup boiling water and leave to steepfor two hours. Squeeze all the liquidout of the leaves and add this to thescented alcohol. Decant into adecorative bottle with a tight seal,ideally with a special sprayerattachment for quick and easy use.fl(OS'E fJ3fJl.TJ{SfJl.£/IS - Add several drops ofrose oil to a jar of plain bath saltsto give a floral scent to your bathwater.!l(OS'E fJ3fJl.TJ{OIL ~ Mix 1/3 cup sunfloweroil with 1 tablespoon of herbalshampoo and 2 tablespoons of rose oilin bottle. Add several blooms with asmall amount of stem to the bottle.pinks, yellows, and red blend bloomswork best. Seal and shake well.Leave for two weeks, shaking daily.fl(OS'E WfJl.TEfl( - Scald 4 cups fragrantrose petals in 1/2 cup boiling waterfor two minutes. Strain the waterthrough fine muslin and squeeze outall the liquid. Discard the petals.Store the cooled rose water insecurely sealed bottles.

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Brrrrr, it's cold outside, so I'mgoing to take a quick walk through theyard with my coffee in hand. Gotplenty of roses blooming it'samazing how these are blooming allyear round. Belinda's Dream, Eutin,Old Blush, Mutabilis, Annie's Red,the Duchesse de Brabant, Souvenirde la Malmaison and Itaty RoadPink ... it's amazing how they bloomeven through this cold weather.

Soon it will be time to feed theroses. A friend who maintains ourchurch grounds has beautiful roseswhich bloomed all summer long. Hegave me this recipe for fertilizer:

In a five-gallon can of water, puta few handfuls of cow manure, 5-6handfuls of alfalfa meal and 1/2gallon of Epsom salts. Let itstand for four or five days, thenpour on bushes, one scoop per bush.I use a small coffee can for myscoop. Repeat about once a month.

Folks, I still haven't heard from youwith suggestions like this to pass on.Let me hear from you! Auntie Lotte,c/o Old Texas Rose, 11031 DunlapDrive, Houston, TX 77096-5853.[Editor's note: I have seen the results ofthe fertilizer above. Her bushes' blooms areoutstanding! Even when not in bloom, thebushes are green, healthy and filled out.]

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Marion Brandes sent this to share withfellow Rustlers. It is a worksheet wecan use to help identify a rose. Doyou carry a pair of rose snippers,plastic bags and paper towels in your /'car, just in case you stumble upon afind? Well, fold up one or two ofthese sheets and carry them alono too!

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Rustler's Favorites"Nature's Air Fresheners"

by Audrey McMurrayIt was wonderful to see so many newcomers atour '97 Spring Symposium. Rustlers answeredquestion after question about old gardenroses and companion plants, and certainly oneof the most oft-asked was "Does it smell?".It's the same question I ask when someonesuggests a rose I might like.

I cannot use most air fresheners, carpetpowders, etc., in my home, due to allergies.So any plant that "throws" its scent into theair is a winner in my book. I thoughtperhaps you would like to know my tenfavorites. Keep in,.~d, though, that smellis a very personalized sense. A plant thatone person may describe as heavily perfumedmay be almost unscented to another person.

1. The number one spot has to go toMadame Isaac Perreire. She isplanted around my bedroom window alongwith a new Madame Alfred Carriere.Since she's so thorny, her branchesdouble as bio-burglar bars and whenshe flushes, the whole room is filledwith her perfume. She is the onlyrose I use for natural potpourri thatdoesn't need a touch of rose oil togive its scent a boost. (8' climber)2. Night blooming jessamine (Cestrumnocturnum) is my second favoriteplant. When this flower is in bloom,we can smell it through a closedwindow. In fact, the Rustler who gaveme a cutting had to move the originalbush to a far corner to tame itsperfume a bit! (6' x 5' bush)3. 'Dwarf Snowflake' Mock Orange(Philadelphus x virginalis) was asurprise gift from my sister whobought it off a clearance table for abuck. It took about a year to regainits vigor and this Spring it thankedus with white blooms that scented mywhole patio. It looks great in a vasewith roses, too. (2 1/2' x I')4. If Bishop Darlington is in aflush when it rains, I smell it allover the patio after the rain ends. Ifind this strange because I don't findit very fragrant when I smell a bloomdirectly! I grow this rose as a

climber under the eaves and considerit a good "shade" rose. This is myhusband's favorite.s. Cape jasmine (Gardenia jasmin-oides) is a slow-growing but veryreliable bush that scents my frontyard. I thought it interesting thatboth Greg Grant and Felder Rushingmentioned cape jasmine in their talkson plants we should grow. Seven yearsago I could not find one of these tobuy. My are rooted cuttings from afellow who lived in Spring, Texas.(4' x 4')

6. Felicia is a rose I swear I cansmell over cut grass. I'd list her inthe top three if she was a bit morefilled out. Lately my Felicia haslooked wan. But that scent - wow!(4' x 2')7. Maggie is not a rose that scentsthe air outdoors, but a bouquet with acouple of her blooms will scent myki tchen and my hands retain thatpeppery, sweet smell while I do myhousework. (5' x 4 1/2')8. Moonflower (Ipomoea alba) scentsthe air as much as Night bloomingjessamine, but I list it eighthbecause its scent is not as appealingto me. Still, its flowers reallystand out in the moonlight and it'snice to walk out after the kids are inbed and smell perfumed night air.9. Mexican Mint Marigold (TagetesLucida) became a new addition to mygarden after I smelled licorice waftthrough the air at the Rose Emporium.(2' )

10. My Monsieur Tillier's blooms,like Maggie's, only emit their perfumeafter they've been brought inside.Oddly, they have only started to dothat this year, and the bushes areseven years old! Before now Iconsidered Monsieur Tillier fairlyunscented. I also like the fact thathis blooms last a bit longer in a vasethan some of my other OGR's• (8 'x5' ) .

Do you grow a rose that "throws" its scent?Or would you be willing to write about yourten, favorite roses? Write them out and sendto the Old Texas Rose, 11031 Dunlap Dr.,Houston, TX 77096-5853.

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