(1985)  
 
p13.  And because of my delight in the mauve colours I have a special affection for a little one called Blue Mist, though this one is not easy to find. 

p15.  Floribunda style.  While most minatures will produce three and more blooms to a stem these have the look of the free, flatter bloom of the floribunda:  Cinderella (white), Blue Mist (lavender), Popcorn (white), Stacey Sue (light pink), Little Buckaroo (red), Anytime (orange), Orange Sunblaze (orange).

(1985)  Page(s) 7.  
 
…..in the early 1930s there were only four well-known miniatures generally available – 'R. rouletii', 'R. indica pumila', 'Pompon de Paris' and 'Oakington Ruby'. The strange thing about all these is that they are very much alike and you really need to sit down and study the plants to find the differences. But after careful examination you will probably find – as I did – that 'Pompon de Paris' and 'R. indica pumila' are one and the same variety; 'R. rouletii 'resembles them too, but its blooms tend to be slightly smaller. These three are in similar deep rose to lavender colours, depending on where and how they are grown. 'Oakington Ruby', which is named for the village where it was bred in Cambridge, England, is red with a slight touch of white in the centre of the bloom.

(1985)  Page(s) 69.  
 
Finally there is another area of propagation -- growing miniatures from seed. the raising of roses from your own grown seeds is discussed in Chapter 10 on hybridising but frequently 'miniature rose seeds' are offered in catalogues from general nurseries. These are not really seeds from miniature roses but come from the Fairy Rose, or R. multiflora nana, and the results will be disappointing in most cases. The seeds are very fertile but the plants they produce are seldom in the miniature class (though a couple of varieties that have won prizes throughout the world were a result of plants grown from these seeds). For fun, plant some of the seeds but don't expect too much. It is much better to do some hybridising yourself using the true miniature roses.