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'Grand Napoléon' rose Reviews & Comments
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According to the 1810 reference, the rose was raised by Swales (not Sevale).
Haghen apparently worked in a different part of the same city.
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#1 of 3 posted
1 MAY 19 by
 jedmar
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Yes, it seems definite that there was no Sevale & Haghen, and two different roses were involved. 'Marie Louise' seems certainly to be the centifolia-damask hybrid, which was said to have been bred by "Unknown Dutch breeders before 1811". As Belgium did not exist as a separate country at the time, Brussels was also in the Netherlands.
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#2 of 3 posted
1 MAY 19 by
CybeRose
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Jedmar,
Thanks for the history lesson. I did not know that Belgium was part of the Netherlands at that time.
Karl
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#3 of 3 posted
1 MAY 19 by
jedmar
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Yes, the region was Spanish until 1713, then Austrian until 1795, French until 1815, finally Dutch until 1830, when the catholic south revolted and formed an Independent state.
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