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The Garden (July 9, 1904) p. 31
Rose Comte Bobrinsky.
Mr. Field, Ashwellthorpe Gardens, near Norwich, sends flowers of this old-fashioned but beautiful Rose with the following note: "One but seldom meets with it now in gardens, and nurserymen do not catalogue it. I find it mentioned but once in 'Rivers's Rose Amateurs' Guide,' published in 1866, and there it is classed among the decorative climbing Roses. In shape the flower is not quite equal to some of our best Roses, but the colour is exquisite. With me it does best on its own roots, is perfectly hardy, and blooms from June until the end of August. All who love Roses should have at least one plant of the fine old garden variety Comte Bobrinsky."
[A dark crimson fragrant Rose. Not a sort to lose sight of.—Ed.]
I checked the 'Rose Amateur's Guide'. In fact, Rivers refered to "decorated" climbing roses, not "decorative". He and his friend Jackman the gardener had budded various HPs onto canes of Sempervirens varieties to break the monotony of the pale roses. "As I approached the bridge, I felt full of interest about my buds. What a glorious sight met my eye! Amid the masses of flowers of the pale climbing roses, shone forth large clusters of the Géant, General Jacqueminot, Triomphe des Beaux Arts, Prince Noir, Comte Bobrinsky, Louise Peyronny, Colonel de Rougemont, Jules Margottin, and others; the bridge was a fairy avenue, so charming was the effect."
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