Sentence examples for rose test from inspiring English sources

The International Rose Test Garden is currently one of the oldest public rose test gardens in the United States, covering 4.5 acre with over 8,000 rose plants and more than 550 different species.

In 1915, rose hobbyist and Oregon Journal editor Jesse Currey convinced city officials to establish a rose test garden to protect hybrid roses grown in Europe during World War I. Portland's Park Bureau approved the idea in 1917, allowing rose enthusiasts in England to send roses to Portland for preservation.

The International Rose Test Garden, 400 Southwest Kingston Avenue, (503) 823-3636, in Washington Park, is the largest and oldest rose test garden in the United States.

Under Mr. Paige, it won national praise for rising test scores.

Rising test scores in poor elementary schools suggest that this can be done.

If there are bonuses to be offered for rising test scores, give them to the teachers.

Then high school data were analyzed to estimate whether rising test scores are consistent with rising dropout rates.

They talk about rising test scores or falling deficits or expanding job rolls.

He ticks off positive indicators: rising median incomes, falling numbers of the uninsured and rising test scores.

Mr. Romer, however, said there were signs that the approach had been successful, like rising test scores among elementary students.

"At least Mayor Bloomberg had the decency to give teachers credit for the rising test scores," she said.