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'Mrs. Henry Morse' rose References
Website/Catalog (2009) Page(s) 2. ‘Mrs. H. Morse’ (HT) 1919 Fresh cream, tinted rose.
Book (Apr 1999) Page(s) 557. Mrs. Henry Morse Hybrid Tea. Samuel McGredy (Portadown, Ireland) 1919
Book (Apr 1993) Page(s) 397. Mrs. Henry Morse Hybrid Tea, cream, tinted rose, marked and veined red, 1919, McGredy. Description.
Book (Jun 1992) Page(s) 269. Mrs. Henry Morse Hybrid Tea. McGredy, 1919. Parentage: 'Mme Abel Chatenay' x 'Lady Pirrie'. [Author cites information from different sources.]
Book (1971) Page(s) 152. Mrs. Henry Morse McGredy 1919. Cream-tinted, flesh-coloured rose marked and veined red; hybrid tea. Fragrant.
Book (1961) Page(s) 117. W. C. Thorn. What's In A Name. Two famous roses raised by McGredys bear the name of members of the Morse family, between whom a close friendship had sprung up during the First World War. 'Mrs. Henry Morse' was named after the mother of Ernest Morse....
Website/Catalog (1960) Page(s) 16. MISTRESS HENRY MORSE (S.M. Gredy 1919). Rose brillant lavé de rouge vermillon.
[no longer listed in 1975]
Book (1958) Page(s) 265. Mrs. Henry Morse. HT. (McGredy, '19.) Bud long pointed; fl. large, high centered, dbl., fragrant, flesh-cream tinted rose, ,arked and veined red. Dwarf. (28) NRS Gold Medal, '19.
Book (1949) p41. Dr. A. S. Thomas. Let Us Take Stock - Old and New Katherine T. Marshall... A two-tone pink reminding one of Mrs. Henry Morse but this rose is less refined. The growth is better...
p118. Mr. T. Honeybun, Doncaster, Victoria. Six Indispensables. Mrs. Henry Morse (McGredy) An old variety that I have recalled because of the beauty of the flower and its freedom in blooming. In some localities it may be prone to mildew but for all that, to my mind it is still one of the very best of the pink roses. Very good as a standard.
Book (1948) Page(s) 230. ‘Mrs. Henry Morse’ (HT). Flower bright rose, washed vermilion, with clear vermilion veining on petals which are of size and substance, perfect in shape and form; sweetly scented. Exh. Bed. Cut.
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