Tonight I ran across a picture in one of my Grandma’s Scrapbooks that sent my mind wandering.

I ran across this picture of a Mister Lincoln rose which was an All-American rose selection in 1965.

I really like roses as you can tell by the many rose posts that I have made, including Winter Rose from yesterday.

One of the reasons why I like roses is that my Grandpa worked for a nursery for many years and would often bring us rose bushes to plant.

My Grandma also saved a lot of pictures and articles about flowers and plants and included them in her scrapbooks.

My Grandma also saved a lot of articles and pictures of President Lincoln.

The Mister Lincoln rose brings together memories of both my Grandpa and Grandma.

With President Lincoln’s birthday coming up this week, I have been thinking about him and plan on writing another post about him.

But, back to the Mister Lincoln rose. The rose was introduced in 1964 and was an All-American Rose selection in 1965.

The rose was developed by Herbert C. Swim and O.L. Weeks who also collaborated on other well known roses.

The Mister Lincoln rose is a Hybrid Tea and has large double blooms with a rich red color. They also have a very strong scent.

Now my mind is wandering to the All-American Rose selections that I have in my rose garden. Perhaps Mister Lincoln needs to join them.

The St. Patrick rose was an All-American Rose selection in 1996 and is one of my favorites.

The Tropicana was an All-American Rose selection in 1963. I chose this one for my garden as it is a favorite of my Mother and one that my Grandpa had brought to us one year.

I may go looking for a Mister Lincoln rose bush next weekend.

Steven