VINECREST: (('LaBar's White' x R. fortunel) x R. wardli (R. croceum)) x R. litiense. Cross (1972) and raised by Ken Begg at the Horticultural Research Institute of Ontario, Vineland Station, Ontario, Canada, LOR 2E0. Named, registered and introduced (1980) at the H.R.I.O. Described by A. W. Smith. Buds peach coloured. Flowers openly funnel-shaped, 6 cm. across x 4 cm. long, with 6 wavy lobes, somewhat fragrant, light greenish yellow iC (Chartreuse Green), with small red brown rays. deep in dorsal throat. Stigma prominently red brown. Calyx 1 mm., green. Truss 13 cm. across x 10 cm. tall, ball- to dome-shaped, with 12 flowers. Leaves held 2 years, 14 cm. x 5 cm. near narrowly elliptic, convex, apiculate, cuneate, glabrous, moderate olive green 146A. Plant upright yet broad, 1 m. x 1 m. in 13 years. Blooms in mid-May. Hardy to at least - 16F.

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