Roses are among the most popular and versatile plants grown in flower gardens. Roses offer a large assortment of growth habits, sizes, and shapes as well as a variety of leaf and flower colors. The American Rose Society, with nearly 20,000 members, has surveyed its members to determine their favorite cultivars. Some of their favorites include:

Hybrid Teas	Floribundas	Miniatures	Miniatures cont.	Grandifloras
Color Blends Double Delight First Prize Folklore Peace Orange-Pink Touch of Class Pink Dainty Bess Elizabeth Taylor Marijke Koopman Red Dublin Korlingo Mister Lincoln Olympiaad White Pristine Suffolk Yellow Elegant Beauty Elina	Blends Little Darling Priscilla Burton Regensberg Mauve Escapade Orange-Pink Dicky First Edition Orange-Red Royal Occasion Pink Gene Boerner Poulsen's Pearl Sexy Rosy Red Europeana Showbiz White Iceberg Ivory Fashion Yellow Sunsprite	Color Blends Dreamglo Earthquake Jean Kenneally Little Artist Little Jackie Loving Touch Magic Carrousel Minnie Pearl Party Girl Rainbow's End Shortcake Wow Mauve Ruby Pendant Winsome Orange-Pink Millie Walters Peirrine Orange-Red Orange Sunblaze Starina	Pink Coral Sprite Cupcake Kingig Red Peggy T White Pacesetter Snow Bride Yellow Morain Rise 'N' Shine My Sunshine	Pink Earth Song Queen Elizabeth Yellow Gold Medal

This article originally appeared in the June 24, 1994 issue, p. 101.