Rose Days at the Fresno District Fair were held on October 16 and October 17. October 16 was miniature entries only. All other entries were judged on October 17.

Rose Days at the Fair were held in the Wine and Roses Building.




Blanche Wimer judged both rose days at the Fair






Entering roses






Three stems of Pacesetter, a white miniature, won best miniature exhibit on Friday. Paul Matney of the San Joaquin Valley Rose Society was the exhibitor.






Popcorn, a white miniature was another miniature exhibit





Dale Docken, a member of the San Joaquin Valley Rose Society making a hybrid tea entry.






Else Poulsen is a medium pink floribunda






Permanent Wave is a medium red floribunda






China Doll is a medium pink polyantha






George Burns is a yellow blend floribunda






New Year is an orange blend grandiflora






Green Rose, is an old garden rose from the China class. It has no petals and the green sepals form it's bloom.






Altissimo is a medium red large flowered climber





A novice won the Best Rose entry on Saturday with this red hybrid tea






Dona Starr of the San Joaquin Valley Rose Society won the Best Rose Arrangement

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