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A Heritage of Roses
(1988)  Page(s) 50.  
 
However it is possible to plant them [tea roses] in a sheltered garden and they are increasingly appearing in catalogues.  Peter Beales quotes 'Madame de Tartas', blush pink, as being one "better outdoors than in" and I have some in my garden. 
(1988)  Page(s) 48.  
 
An interesting note appears in the records of the Pennsylvania Horticulture Society for May 1832, when a Bourbon rose was shown and described as a hardy climbing variety, with large flowers similar in size and color to the provence Rose, 8 feet (2.4m) high, covered with flowers' and making a fine appearance. Buist was enthusiastic over Bourbons.... He specifically mentioned importing in 1833 'Madame Desprez' (incidentally, a parent of 'Souvenir de la Malmaison')....
(1988)  Page(s) 68.  
 
Madame Henri Pereire, a crimson Hybrid Perpetual exhibited by Paul, was the only French rose to appear consistently.
(1988)  Page(s) 27.  Includes photo(s).
(1988)  Page(s) 29.  
 
[Le Rougetel found some information about this rose in an article of 1861 on imported roses] Originally from Bloomingdale, New York, [this rose] was given a French name and sent to France, where it became known the world over before the USA could be induced to import it.
(1988)  Page(s) 48.  
 
Monsieur Tillier Tea, brick-red
(1988)  Page(s) 129.  
 
[The Rose] was the favourite flower of Jawaharlal Nehru (he wore a different bloom each day and always expressed his admiration for them)...
(1988)  Page(s) 24.  
 
Nelly listed in Hovey's Cambridge Nurseries 1845 catalogue... Centifolia... blush tinged fawn...
(1988)  Page(s) 33, 128.  
 
Page 33: Monthly Rose ('Chang Wei') An early record of the rose in China dates from the Han Dynasty, when the Emperor Hanwudy (c. 140 BC) judged the Monthly Rose (Chang Wei) to be more beautiful than the smile of his most esteemed concubine. This rose, frequently reproduced on porcelain and silk, appears very similar to our 'Old Blush China' of today.
Page 128: In the Taj Mahal gardens [roses] are grown in formal beds alongside rectangular canals, but in an area to one side, possibly a nursery, [the author] found quantities of 'Old Blush China', darkened by incessant sun.
(1988)  Page(s) 45.  
 
Parson's Pink (Dwarf) A dwarf variety of 'Parson's Pink' appeared in the Colvill Nursery in 1805 and led to further variations... 'Fairy Roses' [Lawrencianas]... were soon incorporated in the rose garden, used instead of box or turf for edging gravel walks and supplying buds from April to November.
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