My roses overall have never looked better. The effect of the alfalfa tea from 10-14 days ago can be seen in the stronger and straighter stems. It's amazing how alfalfa tea helps roses. Not having any midge damage to speak of this year has resulted in many more blooms and much more color in the gardens. I could not be happier.

Now, if the Japanese Beetles would just go away! There seems to be more of them this year and they have some new favorite roses - Over the Moon, Marijke Koopman, Apricot Candy and Marilyn Monroe. But they can and do attack any rose.

Observations:
– Wildfire had thrown up a few stems starting in mid-June. They could very possibly be the rootstock -- Dr. Huey. Time will tell.
– Margaret Merril (2 bushes - own root) both have small stems, one with a small bud forming. She's alive, but barely, and will be unlikely to survive winter unless a lot more growth comes along.
– All others damaged by winter are coming on strong now.

While I am working through how to use this site, here are Kachler's listed varieties of R. x alba from Vol. II, pp.152-153:

À coeur vert
HMF Listing: https://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.59775.8
"à c o e u r v e r t; mit grünem Herzen, zeichnet sich durch ihre grünlichweissen Kronblätter aus, die einen völlig grünen Mittelpunct haben."
"With a green heart, characterised by its greenish-white petals, which have a completely green midpoint."

À feuilles de chanvre
HMF Listing: https://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.18854.12
"à f e u i l l e s d e c h a n v r e; die hanfblätterige, mit glatten, dornenlosen Stämmen, mit unten weisslichen und wolligen Blättchen, mit weissen und gefüllten, beysammen oder in den Blattachseln stehenden Blumen, mit einfachen, länglichen Kelchblättchen."
"Hemp-leaved, with smooth, thornless stems, the leaves whiteish and woolly underneath, with white and filled [?}, or in the leaf axils, with simple, elongated calyxes."

Camellia blanc
HMF Listing: N/A, could not find for x alba
"C a m e l l i a b l a n c; weisse Kamellien Rose,"
"White camellia rose".

cannabinaefolia alba pleno
HMF Listing: https://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.18854.12
"c a n n a b i n a e f o l i a a l b a p l. Hanfblätterige, weisse, gefüllte."
"Hemp-leaved, white, full."

carnea humilis
HMF Listing: https://www.helpmefind.com/gardening/l.php?l=2.82143
"c a r n e a h u m i l i s, niedrige, fleischfarbige."
"Low, flesh-coloured."

coelestris flore niveo pleno
HMF Listing: https://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.59424.2
"c o e l e s t i s f l. n i v e o p l., deren äussere Kronblätter schneeweiss sind, und eine himmelblaue Färbung annehmen."
"Outer petals are snow-white, and take on a sky-blue colour."

Duchess d'Angoulème
HMF Listing: Unable to find a x alba variety.
No details, just the name.

Dorée
HMF Listing: https://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.84677
"d o r é e, vorgoldete Rose."
"Gilded rose."

Elisa
HMF Listing: https://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.26990
"E l i s a, fast wie La belle Aurore, von der sie eine Abart zu seyn scheint."
"Almost like La belle Aurore, of which it seems to be a variety."

flore pleno
HMF Listing: Could not pinpoint x alba.
"f l o r e p l e n o, weisse, gefüllte Rose."
"White, full rose."

grosse cuisse de nymphe
HMF Listing: https://www.helpmefind.com/gardening/l.php?l=2.4071.30
"g r o s s e c u i s s e d e n y m p h e, fleischfarbig, sehr schön gefärbt."
"Flesh-coloured, very nicely coloured."

interius luride flavescens
HMF Listing: https://www.helpmefind.com/gardening/l.php?l=2.90285
"i n t e r i u s l u r i d e f l a v e s c e n s, inwendig schmutziggelb."
"Dirty yellow on the inside."

la belle Aurore
HMF Listing: https://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.59286.7
"l a b e l l e A u r o r e, it mittelgrossen, regelmässigen, weiss-rosenrothen, ins Gelbe spielenden Blumen."
"Medium-sized, regular, white rose-red flowers played over with yellow."

la cocarde
HMF Listing: https://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.59421.1
"l a c o c a r d e, deren halbgefüllte Blumen theils weiss, theils rosenroth getuscht sind; Knospen rosenroth."
"Half-full flowers are partly white, partly rose-red; buds rose-red."

la fausse unique, or cuisse de nymphe en bouquets
HMF Listing: https://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.59411.3
"l a f a u s s e u n i q u e, o u c u i s s e d e n y m p h e e n b o u q u e t s, an der man Aehnlichkeit mit der einzig schönen Centifolie, R. unica gefunden hat."
"Has similarity with the beautiful Centifolia and Rosa unica."?

la petitée cuisse de nymphe
HMF Listing: https://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.4071.25
"l a p e t i t é e c u i s s e d e n y m p h e, mit mittelgrossen, fleischfarbigen, regelmässig geformten Blumen."
"With medium-sized, flesh-coloured, regularly shaped flowers."

royale
HMF Listing: https://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.59614.6
"r o y a l e, königliche Rose, mit sehr breiten, vollen, rosenroth-fleischfarbigen, wohlriechenden Blumen in Sträussen zu 5 bis 15."
"Royal rose, with very wide, full, rose-red coloured, fragrant flowers in clusters of 5 to 15."

Yesterday - July 16th - I gave each bush a tonic consisting of 3/4 Fish, 1/4 Great Big Roses, plus a few capfuls of Super Thrive. Watered well prior to application and then a bit of rain helped me out after application.

I'm starting to see some isolated cases of blackspot. Weather has been raining and conducive to BS. Need to spray - later today.

Unknown Pink Cutting-Don't remember where I got it or lost tag.