. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 622 The American Florist. April 2J, THE ROSE. Roses In Oregon and Washington. A paper read by Win. S. Sibson. Portland. Ore., before llie meeting of the American Rose Society at New Yorli, March 17. 1910. You will appreciate the vastness of the subject upon which I have been re- quested to speak, when I remind you of the extent of territory, and diversity of conditions in regard to climate and soil, that exists within the two states I am to discuss. Combined, they ag- gregate 165,000 square miles, an ap- proximate
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 622 The American Florist. April 2J, THE ROSE. Roses In Oregon and Washington. A paper read by Win. S. Sibson. Portland. Ore., before llie meeting of the American Rose Society at New Yorli, March 17. 1910. You will appreciate the vastness of the subject upon which I have been re- quested to speak, when I remind you of the extent of territory, and diversity of conditions in regard to climate and soil, that exists within the two states I am to discuss. Combined, they ag- gregate 165,000 square miles, an ap- proximate acreage of 61,500,000 acres of land, so diversified in character that, in a brief address, it is possible only to select a limited area, and to refer generally to the balance of this wonderful empire, which in develop- ment is only in its infancy. Having a coast line on the Pacific ocean of about 500 miles, these states are divid- ed about 150 miles from the coast by the Cascade range of mountains into two great sections, namely: East Ore- gon and Washington, and West Oregon and Washington. It is of conditions in the western division that I will en- deavor to say a few words that may interest those who are strangers to our country. CLIMATE. The climate of western Oregon and Washington is remarkably mild and even. Occasionally, of course, we have hard winters. The one from which we are now emerging has been, all told, the worst I have seen during a residence here of nearly 40 years. As a rule, however, the winters are mild, rainy and pleasant, with a mean tem- perature in a series of years for the five months between October and May of about 46°. In the summer months, from May to October, the average tem- perature, during a like period has been about 63°. These temperatures are averages for a series of j'ears. Cold snaps, which seldom record lower than from 10 to 15 degrees of frost, occasionally occur in winter and the hot spells of summer, which range from 85° to 90° and
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