Magazine  (2024)  Page(s) 51. Vol 46, No. 1.  Includes photo(s).
 
Leonie Kearney,  Polyantha Roses From the Past. 
“Ellie Martin” Another rose given to me to grow with instructions that you just plant pieces and it will grow. This Polyantha is a low grower to around 20cm tall and a very prickly little lady. “Ellie Martin” is a tough survivor bearing tiny balls of mauve pink roses in clusters on an upright bush. It came from a very old garden. Grow it in a container to really appreciate its delicate beauty and enjoy the sweet perfume.

[Ed: Patricia Routley has suggested an ID of Sweet Fairy (1946, Miniature) for this rose; it has the matching mucronate petals.The scent is said to persist when the flowers dry. My plant at Strathalbyn is about 80cm high. It is seed-fertile.]