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'Altonia' rose References
Website/Catalog (1878) Page(s) 257. Roses. Altoniensis.
Book (1848) Page(s) 102. Rosa rubilfolia. The Prairie Rose. The Prairie, or Bramble-leaved Rose, is a North- American species, introduced to England in 1830. [...] [T]hose varieties we have hitherto seen appear best suited for Climbing Roses, and require no particular cultivation. 2. Altoniensis; flowers rose-colour.
Book (1846) Page(s) 104. Prairie Rose...Altonia was found wild in Illinois, it is double but not full at the centre, brilliant pink and quite pretty: I received it direct from that State.
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