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most recent 21 NOV 15 HIDE POSTS
 
Initial post 20 NOV 15 by Marita Protte
other sources for the Gallica "Ma plus Belle" are:
Wilhelm Keller: Verzeichniss und kurze Beschreibung der grossen Rosen-Sammlung des Kaufmanns Wilhelm Keller in Duisburg am Rhein, 1833
page 36, Nr. 536 ""Meine Schönste" medium, purple-brown velvet

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C. Nickels: Cultur, Benennung und Beschreibung der Rosen. Viertes unf fünftes Heft. Pressburg 1845
page 102: "Ma plus Belle" splendid, fragrant. corolla: crimson with darker shadows, velvet, hardly 2 Zoll (5,5 - 6 cm), full, flat
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Reply #1 of 1 posted 21 NOV 15 by Patricia Routley
Thanks Marita. Added the Nickels reference. Perhaps Jedmar might add the Keller one?
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