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'Kalevala' rose Reviews & Comments
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21 AUG 22 by
odinthor
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Correct spelling is "Kalevala," from the Finnish national epic.
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#1 of 7 posted
21 AUG 22 by
 HMF Admin
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Please note 'Kalevala' is a different rose listing on HMF; iIt would appear we need to review combining these listings.
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#2 of 7 posted
21 AUG 22 by
jedmar
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True, the correct Finnish spelling for the epic is 'Kalevala'. However, Poulsen's rose is listed as 'Kalavalla' in Modern Roses, and apparently as 'Kallevalla' by Poulsen.
The other 'Kalevala' is a later rose by Györy.
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#3 of 7 posted
22 AUG 22 by
odinthor
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I have a note that the spelling in the introducer's (Olsson's) catalog was 'Kalevala'. The note came from a researcher in Finland several years ago when I was writing my book on the early Floribundas; I was unable at that time to obtain a copy of the catalog or page. My correspondent and his source are trustworthy; but, to be safe, if this data can again be verified "oculis testis," the 'Kalevala' spelling would seem to take precedence.
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#4 of 7 posted
22 AUG 22 by
jedmar
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Maybe this catalogue can be found nowadays. Was Olsson a Finnish nursery?
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#5 of 7 posted
22 AUG 22 by
odinthor
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Olsson (1890-1973)--his Swedish father had moved to Finland--was a very prominent Finnish landscape designer and nurseryman. His landscape design office was in Helsinki, and his nursery in nearby Kauniainen, both established in 1920. The 1931 Poulsen Floribunda 'Ingar Olsson' was named after Olsson's wife.
It would be most desirable indeed to obtain copies of Olsson's catalogs. In truth, old Scandinavian catalogs in general are rare as hen's teeth . . . and I state that after seeking such for decades. I'm sure there are in Scandinavia good collections of botanical and horticultural literature/catalogs, likely in university botany department collections, but I've been frustrated in my attempts to seek them out.
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#6 of 7 posted
23 AUG 22 by
jedmar
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Paul Olsson's nursery seems to be a park now in Kauinianen. Here is a link
www.kauniainen.fi/asuminen-ja-ymparisto/viher-ja-muut-yleiset-alueet/kaupungin-yleiset-puistot/paul-olssonin-puisto/
The link contains a price list from 1957, but with only a few roses.
Here is more info on Paul Olsson:
www.mfa.fi/kokoelmat/arkkitehdit/paul-olsson/
The documentation of Paul Olsson seems to be donated to the Architecture Museum.
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#7 of 7 posted
29 AUG 22 by
jedmar
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References from the 1938 catalogue of Paul Olsson added.
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14 JUL 18 by
Michael Garhart
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I think an earlier 'Sea Foam'?
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14 JUL 18 by
Patricia Routley
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I think so too. Changed to Paul's 1919 'Sea Foam'.
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