February 17 – Rescue of Canadian Rose breeding programs

By News Staff

Posted February 17, 2011 8:11 pm.

This article is more than 5 years old.

Great news for rose lovers: The Canadian Rose breeding programs have been rescued by the Vineland Centre for Research and Innovation.

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