'Augusta' rose References
Book (1936) Page(s) 40. Augusta (noisette) in America 1853; Solfatare X ? ; sulphur-yellow
Book (1902) Page(s) 90. Noisettes ordinaires... 2504. Augusta, Amérique 1853, soufre
Book (1899) Page(s) 15. Augusta, noisette, (Amérique), 1853, soufre, syn. Solfatare
Magazine (1 Sep 1893) Page(s) 388. Our best hardy climbing roses are Marechal Niel; Cloth of Gold (the true one, most of them now a-days, are only the Solfaterre, or the still later Augusta). I saw Cloth of Gold and Solfaterre large outdoor plants, in fully bloom side by side here in 1849, they had come from Buist two years previous; there is no comparison in the bloom, though the wood, growth, and habit are the same. I then discarded Solfaterre for good. [...] Memphis, Tenn. James Stewart.
Magazine (30 Nov 1889) Page(s) 50. From a pecuniary point of view, a blue rose would be no trifle, as a large standing premium is offered for the first production of this nature, by the Horticultural Society of Paris. It is said that the inventors of the "Augusta" rose made a profit of $20,000 on that one variety, which shows that the commercial value of roses has not depreciated since the days when Cleopatra spread for Anthony a carpet composed of $600 worth of rose leaves, and Nero expended £20,000 upon one festival for roses alone. So that the "blue rose man" has a fortune awaiting him.
Website/Catalog (1889) Page(s) 19. Augusta —Saffron and yellow, fragrant and fine.
Book (1882) Page(s) 3. Augusta... Noisette. (Américaine). 1853 Soufre intense. Fleur moyenne. Plante moyenne.
Website/Catalog (1865) Page(s) 63. Noisette Roses. Augusta, sulphur...
Book (1863) Page(s) 148. The Noisette Rose. (Rosa Noisettiana.) Rosier Noisette. Augusta, an American rose, is so much like Solfaterre as not to be distinguished from it by any ordinary observer.
Website/Catalog (1861) Page(s) 20. Noisette Roses. Augusta, sulphur, in the way of Solfaterre...
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