All animals were reactors to Buffered Acidified Plate Antigen Test (BAPAT), Rose Bengal Test (RBT), Tube Agglutination Test (TAT), Rivanol Test, and Complement Fixation Test (CFT).
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.
Many rose gardens are found throughout Portland, the most prominent of which is the International Rose Test Garden.
Budding horticulturists may enjoy a romp through the International Rose Test Garden, also in Washington Park.
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.
The International Rose Test Garden (established in 1917), with hundreds of varieties of roses, is one of several cultivated green spaces throughout the city; there is also an arboretum, a botanic garden, and Chinese and Japanese gardens.
With that taken care of, we took off through suburban streets lined with wooden houses and manicured lawns, into the city's western hills, toward the famous (and free) International Rose Test Garden.
The nearby International Rose Test Gardens, 400 Southwest Kingston Avenue, (503) 823-3636, are part of Washington Park and one of the test sites for the American Rose Society, with more than 500 varieties.
I was glad to see that Ms. Reeves did hit many of Portland's best sights: the Japanese Garden, International Rose Test Garden, Portland Art Museum and Powell's City of Books.
6 p.m. 1) FRESH ORIENTATION The pastel roses don't peak at the International Rose Test Garden (400 SW Kingston Avenue, 503-823-3636; www.rosegardenstore.org) until late spring, but it doesn't matter: the view from this hillside terraced garden is fantastic year-round.
