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Booklet  (2008)  
 
An Information List of all Varieties. p5
1972. Happy Wanderer - 66/710. Nicknamed Communist.
Book  (1999)  Page(s) 199.  Includes photo(s).
 
Happy Wanderer McGredy 1974... good self-cleaning of the flowers... Flower color: red... one of the 200 roses the author recommends...
Book  (Dec 1998)  Page(s) 295.  Includes photo(s).
 
Happy Wanderer Cluster-flowered/Floribunda. McGredy (New Zealand) 1974. Anerkannte Deutsche Rose 1975... neatly formed flowers in a warm and even shade of crimson-scarlet...
Book  (Sep 1993)  Page(s) 210.  Includes photo(s).
 
Happy Wanderer Cluster-flowered. Parentage: Unnamed seedling x 'Marlena'. Sam McGredy 1972. Description... Scarlet, each smallish bloom lit up by golden stamens...
Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 233.  
 
Happy Wanderer® Floribunda, scarlet, 1972, Seedling x 'Marlene'; McGredy, S., IV. Description.
Book  (1993)  Page(s) 210.  Includes photo(s).
Book  (1984)  Page(s) 23.  
 
Don Sheppard. Final Analysis 1983-84
Happy Wanderer McGredy 1972 (Seedling x 'Marlene'). Scarlet, slight fragrance, 5 reports, 7.2 rating. Only two people reporting on this variety, so let's head him home safely. Nelson like the lovely red blooms, very good in spring but not much bloom later. Central Taranki says little form, a small compact bush
Book  (1974)  Page(s) 65.  
 
Dr. A. S. Thomas  Roses Overseas 1973. 
Happy Wanderer, Fl. (McGredy, 1972). (Unnamed seedling x 'Marlena'). Deep scarlet hybrid tea type blooms. Very good. Type C (one to three flowers in each panicle - this is called a "Floribunda of H.T. Type" in Britain).
Website/Catalog  (1972)  Page(s) 17.  Includes photo(s).
 
Happy Wanderer (McGredy, 1972). Exclusive first Australian release. A brilliant blazing red colouring. Flowers are of medium size semi-double. A truly flamboyant blazing Kardinal red. Very bushy in growth, a very full cluster type and something really special in the way of a bright new Floribunda.

p20 Photo.
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