(1956)  
 
Percy Wright - Randall's Legacy - Ideal Spot For An Orchard
Another plant which can be credited to Frank Randall (at least to the extent that he was responsible for saving it) is a rose that has come to be known as the Randall rose. It was brought west by his father from Ontario, at the time of the original settlement of the Tisdale district, away back at the turn of the century. It found itself quite at home on his clay soil, where it thrived, suckered freely, and bloomed profusely.  
It is undoubtedly one of the "Old Roses" grown at one time in Europe, and brought to the new continent a hundred years ago or more. With the passage of time, the name was lost, and so it had to be renamed. It is in the same class as the Indian Head Cabbage rose, but somewhat less hardy, considerably less double, a deeper red in color, and fading faster. The bush is more erect, which is probably a handicap, since it means that less of the wood will be under snow cover in an average winter. It is often hardy right to the snowline, but on occasion has been known to kill out entirely in the open prairie country when a snowless winter persisted during the really cold weather.