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'Comtesse de Rocquigny' rose References
Book  (1880)  Page(s) Annex, p. 33.  
 
hybrid perpetual, Comtesse de Rocquigny (Vaurin, 1875), white, shaded salmon-pink, medium size, double, globular.
Magazine  (9 Sep 1876)  Page(s) 260.  
 
The New Roses of 1874-75. By William Paul.
In the autumn of 1874 no fewer than seventy varieties of new Roses were announced by French rosarians. As I have seen the greater part of these varieties in flower, either in the grounds of the raisers or in my own nurseries, I have thought it may be of some service to intending purchasers to give a brief description of such as have pleased me best, or have been recommended to me by those in whose judgment I have reason to confide. And first of the Hybrid Perpetuals...
Comtesse de Rocquigny is a pretty and free-growing Rose, flowers white, tinted with salmon, not large, but of perfect globular form.
Book  (1875)  Page(s) 316.  
 
Comtesse de Rocquigny (Bourbon); growth very vigorous; flowers white, slightly tinted with salmon rose. This variety obtained a medal at the Coulommiers Rose Show, in September, 1874.
Magazine  (1874)  Page(s) 319.  
 
Roses nouvelles ... M. Charles Vaurin, horticulteur-rosiériste à Coubert (Seine-et-Marne), près Brie-Comte-Robert, annonce un rosier nouveau, de la section des hybrides remontants : |
Comtesse de Rocquigny : issu de île Bourbon, très-vigoureux, rameaux assez droits, vert clair, muni d’aiguillons peu nombreux : feuillage vert foncé : fleurs moyennes, globuleuses, de forme parfaite ; coloris blanc très-légèrement teinté de rose saumoné. Cette rose a été primée à l'exposition de Coulommiers le 20 septembre 1874 et a obtenu une médaille d'honneur en vermeil.

Translation:
New Roses: ....Monsieur Chalres Vaurin, horticulturalist-rosièriste from Coubert (Seine-et-Marne), near Brie-Comte-Robert, announces a new rose of the section Hybrid Perpetual:
Comtesse de Rocquiguy: seedling of île Bourbon, very vigorous, branches rather strong [assez droit], clear green, armed with few prickles; foliage bright green; flowers average, globular, of perfect form, colored white very lightly tinted salmon rose. This rose was premiered at the Coulommiers Exposition 20 September 1874...
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