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Mike Shoup: 'Cramoisi Superieur'. This plant and the rose 'Louis Philippe' have often been mistaken for each other. 'Cramoisi Superieur' flowers are cupped, rich crimson color with a silvery reverse different from 'Louis Philippe' in the absence of the white streaking near the base of the flower. (Both plants at certain times of the year can produce mimicking flowers).....

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p35. Mike Shoup: At the nursery we gave our finds household names like ....."Highway 290 Pink Buttons" (found on Highway 290) to help us remember where we found them.

p140. ibid. "Highway 290 Pink Buttons". Found. Of all the roses that the Antique Rose Emporium has grown..... the one that still gets the most response from her name is "Highway 290 Pink Buttons". Tracking where initial cuttings and shared plants originated takes a lot of creative nomenclature. "Highway 290 Pink Buttons" leaves no doubt as to where we found the plant, nor what the diminutive flowers look like. Mature plants are 18 inches tall and 1 foot wide. Pink, semi-double flowers occur continuously through the season.

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Mike Shoup: "Katy Road Pink".... Dr. and Mrs. Stahl of Houston shared this rose with us which was found in Katy, Texas.

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p78. Mike Shoup: 'Cramoisi Superieur'. This plant and the rose 'Louis Philippe' have often been mistaken for each other. 'Cramoisi Superieur' flowers are cupped, rich crimson color with a silvery reverse different from 'Louis Philippe' in the absence of the white streaking near the base of the flower. (Both plants at certain times of the year can produce mimicking flowers).....

p79 'Louis Philippe'....Round cup-shaped flowers of 'Louis Philippe' are rose crimson with streaks of white adorning healthy-foliaged shrubs.

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Photo 'Mme. Antoine Rebe’

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"Martha Gonzales" was a found rose, shared with us by a Navasota, Texas gardener of the same name. The rose's ease of care and garden success, as touted by other gardeners, spread "Martha Gonzales" popularity through the landscape industry. She was so popular that she was registered with the American Rose Society. Sadly Martha Gonzales passed away in 1999, however, this rose continues to be a living tribute to this generous lady.....

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Mike Shoup: 'Mrs. R. M. Finch', 1923. Polyantha. This Polyantha rose is extremely vigorous and will outgrow its best kept height of 3 to 4 feet if left unchecked. Large trusses of cupped, semi-double, bright, rose pink blooms, occur in mass during spring and fall. Flowers fade slightly as they age, blurring pinks to white as in an impressionist's painting. We utilized its intense show of color around a gazebo, a focal point in our garden. Her size, color, and shape allows 'Mrs. R. M. Finch' to mix easily with other roses, yarrow, hollyhock, and salvia.

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Mike Shoup: At the nursery we gave our finds household names like "Old Gay Hill Red China" (for the town where we found it)....

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"Petite Pink Scotch" (Found) has a habit very different than that of 'Red Cascade'. Tiny leaves cover dozens of arching branches on a shrub 2-foot tall by 4-foot wide. The thick, finely textured plants have little resemblance to traditional roses. Blooms are tiny, half inch, pink pompons that tightly cover the canes. The rose, found in 1949 by Jackson M. Batchelor of Willard, North Carolina, was growing in the garden of a 1750s plantation home on the Cape Fear River near Wilmington, NC. The area was originally settled by Scottish and English immigrants, and Mr. Batchelor speculates that this rose came with them, explaining the found name given it. (The rose shows no relationship to the 'Scotch Rose', R. spinosissima). Edging made of rock, wood, or metal around garden beds are accented by "Petite Pink Scotch's" graceful habit.

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Mike Shoup: "Puerto Rico" was a rose shared with us from Jose Marrero, a Puerto Rican, via Mrs. Cleo Barnwell (A Louisiana collector and gardener extraordinaire). As the case with many found roses, this rose was also found growing in other locations. Cuttings of a rose from Bermuda named "Maitland White" were also shared with us and proved to be the same rose. Regardless of the names, this rose bears much similarity to early Hybrid Tea roses in form and fragrance. "Puerto Rico" has a narrow erect habit to 6 feet, bearing long stemmed flowers that are creamy white with a hint of apricot pink. The plant is not only incredibly useful in the garden, where it softens the foundations of an old homestead, but also as a luscious cut flower. "Puerto Rico" is tender and ranges only into zone 6 only with protection. We have found that pruning heavily and shaping this rose improves bloom in spring and fall. Shiny foliage on an erect, vase-shaped bush with creamy white flowers held high on on stems are clues that indicate that "Puerto Rico" is probably a hybrid tea introduced at the turn of the century. Such roses that still survive today are great contributors to modern gardens even if their originally introduced name is not known.