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      Portland has been known as the "City of Roses” for more than a century-but why? Roses are not native to the region, ___31__ did any Portland gardeners reach international stardom by breeding the best rose blossoms. __32__.Portland's affinity for roses started with a wedding gift and resulted in a WWI safe haven for European roses. According to the Oregon Encyclopedia, the first rose bush in the Pacific Northwest was sent to Anna Marie Pittman in 1837 ___33___ she married Jason Lee, a missionary near Champoeg. Clippings from that bush were planted in Champoeg Park, Willamette University and the surrounding area. ___34___ visitors to the exposition, the City of Portland planted around 10,000 bushes of the revered Madame Caroline Testout rose along Portland's streets. The voluptuous Madame Caroline Testout rose is perhaps the most popular ___35___ of hybrid tea rose, named after a nineteenth century French dressmaker in 1890.