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Waikato Rose Society, NZ. The various sub-centres have each adopted a community rose, as follows: Hamilton Sub-Centre: ‘Hector Deane’….

Website/Catalog  (1949)  Page(s) 7.  
 
‘Hector Deane’. Shapely blooms of lustrous cerise pink. Growth vigorous with attractive large foliage. Richly fragrant. Highly recommended.

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p81-1 exhibited in the decorative section, UK

p105-4 C. H. Isaac. Roses I Met in the U.K. ….and last but not least, ‘Hector Deane’. There is some strange fascination for me in the colour and form of this gorgeous rose and it is in the top flight of the roses I love.

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p77-2 Mr. S. R. Bird, NZ ‘Hector Deane’ is full of promise and the variety is succeeding well in almost all gardens.

p77-6 ibid. Mr. Frank Penn had an outstanding bloom of ‘Hector Deane’ which was champion in the open section.

p80-2 ibid. The most striking single group in the section [at the Canterbury Show] was Mr. Turland’s vase of three blooms of ‘Hector Deane’, a Rose breath-taking in its beauty.

p92-5 C. A. Brown, Vic. On Planting Standards. ‘Hector Deane’ should make good heads.

p109-7 Mr. S. J. Bisdee, Bagdad, Tasmania. ‘Hector Deane’ promises to be a very fine thing. Though not red as sometimes catalogued, it is a very beautiful flower and the plant is strong and healthy.

Book  (1947)  Page(s) 159.  
 
Hector Deane (H.T.) produces its double salmon-pink flowers shaded with gold from long-pointed buds on plants free upright branching habit, and bearing good green foliage. S. McGredy 1938...Vigorous. Very fragrant...June-September. Hardy.

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p19 Pink and salmon pink roses: ‘Hector Deane’ (HT)

p45 ‘Hector Deane’ (HT). S. McGredy & Son, 1938. Salmon pink, shaded gold. Petals 25. Vigorous. Garden bedding. Delightfully fragrant. Prune 4.

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p23-1 S. H. Bidwell. NZ The outstanding rose of the garden was undoubtedly ‘Hector Deane’. Mr. [H. Lamont] Murray, [Parnell] has a dozen of this variety, many of them grown from dormant buds, and I can easily understand his preference. It has taken Auckland by storm.

p101-3 Mr. S. Bird, NZ. At this [Takapuna] show a bowl of McGredy’s fascinating ‘Hector Deane’ was the center of attraction in its section. The fragrance is something to remember – a Rose which must be in every garden.

p101-5. ibid. ‘Hector Deane’ was again giving a good account of himself at this [Auckland] show in the decorative section.

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p72-2 Rose Lover. NZ. ‘Hector Deane’ was also stunted and badly diseased – it is a grand doer up North.

p88-3 Mr. C. S. Firth, Papatoetoe, NZ. ‘Hector Deane’ has everything, vigorous grower, beautiful scent.

p89-1. ibid. If I were asked to give the prize to the best all-round Rose, combining beauty, robustness and fragrance, my pick would be ‘Hector Deane’.

Website/Catalog  (1945)  Page(s) 21.  
 
'Hector Deane'. The colour is a combination of orange, cochineal, carmine and salmon pink, flushed and veined saffron yellow at the base. Growth is free and branching and the blooms are carried on splendid stems.

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p20-3 C. C. Hillary. 1943 in England. Another rose which had many admirers was the comparative newcomer named ‘Hector Deane’. It is a really charming Rose of striking and attractive appearance. Many shades of pink and copper, orange and cerise seem to be included in the make-up of its lovely complexion.

p69-10 Terry Honybun, Doncaster, Victoria. ‘Hector Deane’. Is sadly neglected as it has colour, health, growth and floriferousness that puts it on a very high plane. A flower that looks beautiful anywhere.

p76-9 Frank Penn, Auckland. The Twelve Best Roses. In making this selection, I was reluctantly compelled to pass over such sterling Roses as ‘Hector Deane’ (one of the best of the newer Roses, which I would have listed, except that it has not yet been fully proved in Auckland.

p94-2 Mr. R. T. Hamilton, Heidelberg, Vic. Mr. T. Honybun some time ago directed my attention, among others, to. ‘Hector Deane’ and…, all of which I have tried, and I can definitely say that, for bunch work, they are ideal. ‘Hector Deane’ is really a pink, difficult to describe the exact colour, but very beautiful. The picture in the “[Australian Rose] Annual” is nothing like the Rose. It is a good grower and has a wonderful perfume.