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'Mrs. H.M. Eddie' rose References
Book (1967) Page(s) 43. Some All-Canadian Roses by Fred Blakeney, Victoria, B.C. H.M. Eddie & Sons Ltd., 4100 S.W. Marine Drive, Vancouver 13, B.C., have produced far more Hybrid Tea roses of Canadian origin than anyone else in Canada. They have been hybridizing for over thirty years, and have produced eighteen roses in B.C. as follows in alphabetical order: "Mrs. H. M. Eddie", Hybrid Tea. Introduced in 1943, another fine exhibition rose. It is creamy white passing to purest white. The climbing form of this rose was introduced by Eddie's a year later as a sport of the bush form.
Book (1959) Mrs. H.M. Eddie. H.T. (1943) Mrs. Charles Lamplough x Mevr. G. E. VanRossem. Very large, double (40 - 50 PETALS) high-centred, slight fragrance, creamy-white in centre, passing to pure white. Foliage large, dark and leathery. A good grower.
Book (1956) Page(s) 135. Dr. A. S. Thomas. Origins Mrs H. M. Eddie HT (Eddie 1943) and Gordon Eddie HT (Eddie 1949) honour members of the most famous Canadian firm of rose nurserymen.
Book (1953) Page(s) 14. R. C. Allen. American Rose Breeding in Vancouver, B.C., Canada, the firm of H. M. Eddie and Sons Ltd has been producing some interesting varieties, many of which seem better adapted to the Pacific Northwest than to other parts of the continent. Among the more interesting are Mrs. H. M. Eddie, Gordon Eddie and The Mountie.
Book (1951) p15. Harry H. Hazlewood. The New Roses of 1951. Mrs. H. M. Eddie (Eddie, 1943). A large very double exhibition bloom of creamy white passing to pure white. A very fine addition. ('Mrs. C. Lamplough' x 'Mev. G. A. van Rossem').
p136. Dr. A. S. Thomas. An Outstanding Year for Novelties Mrs. H. M. Eddie: A well shaped rose of ivory white with a light cream centre. The growth is satisfactory and the climbing sport has already sent out one cane four feet long.
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