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a sport of the original 'F.J. Grootendorst'

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Parentage unknown. Schaum and Van Tol (Holland) 1905. Description. The blossoms are large, double, and deep vibrant purple, crimson.

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'Scabrosa' x ?. Spicer (England) 1979. Description... apparently available only through English and Swiss nurseries. Semi-double flowers of a mauve-pink shade... large (4 1/2 inches across) and shallow-cupped.

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'Schneezwerg' seedling. Svejda (Canadian Explorer Series, Canada) 1976. Description. The blossoms are white, about 2 1/2 inches across and semi-double... yellow stamens... The buds are deep pink and rounded, unusual for a rugosa.

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R. rugosa x 'Manetti'. Spek (The Netherlands) 1888. Description. Frequently used as an understock (particularly for rose standards), but rarely grown deliberately as a garden subject... hardy.

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R. rugosa 'Rubra' x 'Independence'. Mattock (England) 1961. Description... bright red double blossoms are mid-sized... [Verrier questions its hardiness] since a floribunda is in its heritage.

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R. multiflora x R. rugosa. Japan before 1830. Description. Small white single flowers with separated petals giving the blossom a blackberry-like appearance... Its name means "rose thorn" in Japanese.

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....there once was a 'Mr. John McNab', a rose with deeper pink flowers whose breeding included 'Kamtchatica'. 'Mrs. John McNab' remains available; 'Mr. John McNab' (Skinner, 1938) seems to have vanished from commerce.