'Duchess of Kent' rose References
Book (Apr 1993) Page(s) 145. Duchess of Kent Tea, yellowish white, Origin and date unknown.
Book (Jun 1992) Page(s) 29. Duchess of Kent ('Duchesse de Kent') China. Laffay?, 1840. [Author cites information from different sources.]
Book (1936) Page(s) 383. Kent, Duch. de (tea) ? ? ; yellowish cream-white, edges pink, small, double, cup form.
Book (1899) Page(s) 55. Dchesse de Kent, thé, blanc jaunâtre
Book (1880) Page(s) Annex, p. 42. china, tea, Duchesse de Kent, yellowish white, sometimes edged pink, small, full, flat cup form
Book (1874) Page(s) 104. NOMENCLATURE DES VARIÉTÉS MODERNES. Rosiers Bengales. Duchesse de Kent, fleur moyenne, pleine, blanc rosé.
Website/Catalog (1865) Page(s) 1. Duchess de Kent, white, shaded with rose, cupped and very double
Magazine (Feb 1856) Page(s) 58. "Roses for the South" by Robert Nelson, of Macon, Georgia. China Roses. Duchesse of Kent; flowers of medium size, beautifully formed, and in great clusters; color, light pink, or nearly white, with a cream-colored centre. It is almost a never-ceasing bloomer, but during the drouths, in summer, the white flowers look as if sprinkled with blood. It grows very compact and bushy—almost dwarfish.
Magazine (1850) Page(s) 163. EXPOSITION DES 14, 15 ET 16 JUIN 1850, SOUS UNE TENTE ( ALLÉE DE FLEURUS, AU LUXEMBOURG.... DUPUY-JAMAIN, Pépiniériste-horticulculteur, barrière Fontainebleau, 59 (extra-muros). Rosiers en pôts. 1328 Bengale. Duchesse de Kent.
Book (1848) Page(s) Div. II, p. 127. The Crimson Chinese Rose. 19. Duchess of Kent; flowers creamy white, sometimes beautifully edged with rose, then very pretty and distinct, small and full; form, cupped.
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