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'Captain Watkins' rose Reviews & Comments
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Ross Roses (South Australia) have a stock plant.
Available from Leonie Kearney Heritage Roses, Samsonvale, Queensland.
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The breeder, Mr. C. W. Heyde was President of the National Rose Society of N.S.W. from 1922-1923; 1926-1927; and 1935.
I feel the rose he bred sometime before 1953, 'Captain Watkins', was more likely to have been named after his friend, Captain Arthur Bernard Watkins, who was also President of the National Rose Society of N.S.W. 1933 and 1934.
I have deleted this Note from the ‘Captain Watkins’ page, but record it here.
Frank Vernon Watkins (21 March 1922 – 20 December 1942) was an officer of the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) during the Second World War. He was killed in air operations trying to save a close comrade and for this action was recommended for the Victoria Cross. He ultimately received only a posthumous Mention in Despatches
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I've been told that Captain Watkins was an Air Force pilot, who was employed by a tobacco company after WWII.
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Not quite correct Margaret. Captain Watkins died in 1942 when he was 20. It was the breeder who at one time worked for the tobacco company.
I have added a little about Captain Watkins to the main page. My interest was sparked by my new plant of ‘Captain Watkins’ showing colour.
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Urban myth. I'm pleased to be corrected.
A rose is a poor second best compared to a VC.
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"The rose is clearly Polyantha and attributed to Hazelwood, 1960. Perhaps somebody else can determine if this reference relates to the breeder/raiser, or distributor. Peter Cox (Australian Roses), only gives NSW as the place of origin. Does this refer to Hazelwood Bros. of Epping, New South Wales? Is this rose Australian by birth as claimed?" L. Newman Dec 3 09 ref http://www.helpmefind.com/plant/l.php?l=21.135017
The Hazlewood, 1960 attribution would appear to be an error as the 1958 Hazlewood Nursery (Epping, NSW) catalogue attributes it to Heyde, 1953 (see refs).
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