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In Praise of Roses
(8 Mar 1970)  Page(s) 123.  
 
Lancastrian [One of Harry Wheatcroft's selections of the Best Hybrid Teas.] Description... colour quality and habit all similar to "ena Harkness' -- except that this one has the strength in the neck to hold its plentiful blooms upright...
(8 Mar 1970)  Page(s) 125.  
 
Leonore de March [One of Harry Wheatcroft's selections of the Best Hybrid Teas.] Hybrid Tea. Spain, 1957, Camprubi. Parentage: 'J.M. Lopez Pico' x 'Poinsettia'. Description... statuesque carmine-scarlet flowers... I must admit it was the scent that first attracted me...
(8 Mar 1970)  Page(s) 124.  
 
Mme. Louis Laperriere [One of Harry Wheatcroft's selections of the Best Hybrid Teas.] Introduced in Britain in 1952. Description... rich deep-crimson, heavily-scented... the one that knocked that old favourite 'Etoile de Hollande' from the lists and has herself reined unchallenged since... Certificate of Merit, Britain, 1952.
(8 Mar 1970)  Page(s) 128.  
 
Manuela [One of Harry Wheatcroft's selections of the Best Hybrid Teas.] Germany, 1969, Tantau, unnamed seedling x 'Dr. A.J. Verhage'. Description... cherry pink, paling to rose pink...
(8 Mar 1970)  Page(s) 125.  
 
Lucy Cramphorn [One of Harry Wheatcroft's selections of the Best Hybrid Teas.] Description... signal-red...
(8 Mar 1970)  Page(s) 128.  
 
Mischief [One of Harry Wheatcroft's selections of the Best Hybrid Teas.] Description... appealing coral-salmon... Won every award open to it -- including Gold Medal and Clay Cup for fragrance, Britain, 1961.
(8 Mar 1970)  Page(s) 128.  
 
Monique [One of Harry Wheatcroft's selections of the Best Hybrid Teas.] Introduced in England in 1950. Description... Silvery rose pink, with salmon and carmine overlays... Freer flowering than most of the 'Ophelia' type...
(8 Mar 1970)  Page(s) 124.  
 
New Style [One of Harry Wheatcroft's selections of the Best Hybrid Teas.] Description... tough, leathery, glowing crimson; 'Peace'-type growth and, like 'Peace', resents too much pruning...
(8 Mar 1970)  Page(s) 126.  
 
Opera [One of Harry Wheatcroft's selections of the Best Hybrid Teas.] France, 1949, Gaujard. Description... bright red-orange, shaded carmine... Has a 'Peace' characteristic in that it resents hard pruning...
(8 Mar 1970)  Page(s) 124.  
 
Papa Meilland [One of Harry Wheatcroft's selections of the Best Hybrid Teas.] Description... darkest crimson... one of the most fragrant roses yet, and not merely among moderns... Under glass, this one if perfect, outdoors, the blooms need protection from sun and rain... One for the specialist...
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