Malcolm ("Mike") Lowe became interested in roses as a young man in the 1960s while stationed in Europe with the Air Force. By the 1970s he was teaching his three-year-old son all the Latin names.
   Mr. Lowe served as president of the New England and New Hampshire Rose Societies and Yankee District Director of the American Rose Society and contributed to Modern Roses XI, ARS's encyclopedia of roses in commerce and cultivation.
   He received the Lester F. Harrell Award for significant contributions to the study, preservation and popularity of old garden roses in America.
   Mike lectures on rose history and culture throughout the country and has written numerous articles.