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'Mrs. Bosanquet' rose Reviews & Comments
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Does anyone know why Singer, in his Dictionnaire of 1885, attributes this rose to Laffay 1832 (an attribution which has been embraced ever since)? I find no reference to the rose before 1837, giving credence to what Forney states in 1864, to wit that it was introduced in Belgium around 1840 (close enough to 1837!).
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#1 of 5 posted
20 AUG by
 jedmar
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The source of the attribution by Singer is yet unknown. The marriage of Cecilia Franks with George Bosanquet was in 1831, so that might be a clue for his 1832 date. Regarding a Belgian breeder of 'Mrs Bosanquet', the only one who comes to mind is Parmentier, who bred several Bourbons. All other Belgian breeders of the period bred Gallicas and Damasks. 'Mrs Bosanquet' doesn't appear in any listing of Parmentier's roses, however. Unless it is a seedling he sent to Sisley-Vandael who named it. In Sisley's catalogue of 1838 there is a light pink Tea (not Bourbon) named 'Mistress Bosanquet'. This rose was not in Sisley's 1834 catalogue.
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#2 of 5 posted
20 AUG by
HubertG
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The 1882 'Hamburger Garten- und Blumenzeitung' reproduced an abridged lecture on 'The Rose' given by a Herr H. Edler in which he cites (amongst three other roses on page 395) "Mistress Bosanquet (Laffay 1852)" as an example of Bourbon Roses. They report that the original talk was given at Gotha at one of the weekly meetings of the Thüringer Gartenbau-Verein and was printed in their 35th Report in 1880.
Clearly 1852 is not correct. It could be a misprint for 1832, but I can't find the original printed talk to confirm this. Laffay might be an error too, but perhaps at that time 'Mrs Bosanquet' was being attributed to Laffay for some reason and could be why Singer a few years later used the same attribution.
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Rivers has it as a China in his catalog of 1837 (p. 13): "Rose, large and double." It's one of the more expensive ones, perhaps suggesting that it's new or newish.
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#4 of 5 posted
20 AUG by
HubertG
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Rivers' nursery at Sawbridgeworth, Herts. was only about 13 miles from the seat of the Bosanquets at Broxbourne Bury. It seems feasible that Rivers might have introduced the rose, but whether he bred it is doubtful if he made no claim of this. He mentions a significant rose garden at the Bosanquets, so I'm wondering if it was a chance seedling or perhaps the keen rosarian amongst the Bosanquets raised it and the obvious choice as introducer was Rivers. Or perhaps it was a French rose that Rivers had imported and then named after Mrs Bosanquet because the family were good patrons of his nursery.
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That's a splendid thought! Thanks.
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This rose seems to now be listed as 'Mrs. Bosanquet' at ARE.
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Listed as diploid in "Analysis of Genetic Diversity and Relationships in the China Rose Group"
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This rose was also collected under the name: "Legacy of Samuel Briggs #2", and is identical to another found rose that was identified as Mrs. Bosanquet. There is some doubt as to this identification, based on the photos of Mrs. Bosanquet not all appearing to be the same.
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Thank you, Jill. I have added "Legacy of Samuel Briggs # 2" as a synonym.
Smiles,
Lyn
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