Greetings from England I am conducting research on my Uncle (Mammaji) Suraj Bhasin who was a keen grower of roses in Ghaziabad near Delhi in the 1960s and early 70s
Family legend has it that he won a prize at a national Rose show in Delhi in the late 60s for a "black rose"-any idea as to what rose this might be-I know there are no true black roses but perhaps you might have an idea of what might have been popular at this time. Not sure if there are any Rose society archives that I could access?
He also supposedly liked a red rose called The dark lady-the only rose of that name was introduced much later in England-again any ideas? I know this is a long shot but worth a try...
I know he obtained some of his roses from England where we lived and perhaps the States but there must have been local growers at this time?