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(1965) Page(s) 108. Includes photo(s). Fashion. Pinocchio x Crimson Glory. Floribunda. (E. S. Boerner, 1947). A most beautiful colour which is by no means easy to describe: coral-peach, salmon-peach, orange-salmon and coral-salmon are attempts to define its hue. The full blooms are medium to large in size; they keep their colour in hot weather, although the open flower is not particularly shapely, and sometimes drops its petals too quickly. Fashion is delightful for cutting, provided one cuts when the buds are well advanced. It has a distinct, wild-rose fragrance. Unfortunately the ample glossy green foliage is susceptible to fungus diseases, especially rust and black spot. Fashion does not winter well in some areas, although in built-up areas, where rust and black spot are of little if any significance, Fashion will often do very well. Elsewhere, Decapo (M. Leenders, 1960) should be tried. This variety is somewhat similar in colour and is decidedly less prone to disease.
(1965) Page(s) 70. Includes photo(s). Geheimrat Duisberg 'Golden Rapture. Hybrid tea. (W. Kordes, 1933). The unshaded bright yellow blooms are medium-sized, full and well formed. The colour is, however, somewhat variable, and is often rather pale. The blooms are long-lasting and excellent for cutting. This rose does well under glass and there is some fragrance.
[The painted illustration shows a very thorny stem]
(1965) Page(s) 76. Includes photo(s). President Herbert Hoover. Sensation x Souvenir de Claudius Pernet. Hybrid Tea (L. B. Coddington, 1929). The blooms are copper-red with lustrous orange-red, bright pink and yellow shades; they are large, well formed, open, long-lasting, and borne on long, strong stems. The light fragrance, somewhat like the scent of horseradish, is distinctive. The sparse, leathery leaves are prone to mildew. The habit of growth is tall and lanky, so very light pruning is inadvisable. There are few better roses for cutting, especially in early autumn.
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