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Once J&P named a rose for Jeanette McDonald, but her husband Gene Raymond didn't like the color; so it was renamed Aperitif

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p40. 'Cathedral' was named for Coventry Cathedral as part of a fund-raising project to restore the war-torn building.

p94. Photo. Also called 'Coventry Cathedral', 'Cathedral' was named with the guarantee that 15,000 plants would be added to the grounds of the war-torn Coventry Cathedral as a fund-raising project.

p94. 'Cathedral' captured All-America Rose Selections honors in 1976. Its wavy, open flowers are a blend of vibrant orange, golden apricot and yellow.

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'Derek Nimmo' is described by its hybridizer Sam McGredy IV, as having some of the crispest and firmest petals he's seen. The color is clear; the bloom slightly fragrant.

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Mirandy was the nickname of Mrs. Fred Bauersfield, a woman who had a radio and TV show on gardening in California.

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The paying of cash to have a rose named for a firm or product is much in vogue outside of the United States. 'Timothy Eaton' [was named] for the deparment store.