'Snowflake' rose References
Website/Catalog (1938) Page(s) 51. Wichuraiana and other Rambling Roses The varieties comprising these classes are of unique and charming beauty, and form lovely objects in the garden while in bloom. They are suitable for rockery, sloping banks, pillars, pergolas, arches, etc. They are very lovely grown as standards. Snowflake... A snow-white Rambler; the individual flowers have the appearance of miniature snowballs. Free and late flowering. Introduced 1922.
Book (1936) Page(s) 670. Snowflake (hybrid wichurana) F. cant 1922; pure white, golden stamens, medium size, semi-double, open, lasting, in clusters of 10-50, fragrance 7/10, floriferous, long-blooming, long strong stems, few prickles, growth 8/10, climbing, 3 m. Sangerhausen
Book (1936) Page(s) 94. E. B. Le Grice, North Walsham. Sanders White – A tiny white rambler of true wichuraiana type. The small glossy leaves and slender, wiry shoots are evergreen. The pure white blooms are strongly perfumed with the typical scent of R. wichuraiana. The variety is excellent for screening purposes, being hardy and healthy. Prune as for Alberic Barbier. I think the less known Snowflake is an improvement on Sanders’ White, to which it is very similar.
Book (1930) p128-4 Dr. A. H. Williams. Weeping Standards. Early flowering: Alberic Barbier, Gardenia, Jersey beauty, Joseph Billard, Francois Juranville. Mid-season: Sanders White, Evangeline. Late season: Snowflake, Lady Godiva, Lady Gay or Dorothy Perkins, Excelsa, Hiawatha.
Magazine (Jun 1929) Page(s) 68. Snowflake (F. Cant & Cie, 1922), fleur moyenne, pleine, blanc de neige.
Website/Catalog (1929) Page(s) 56. Hardy Climbing Roses Snowflake. Hybrid Wichuraiana. (F. Cant & Co., 1922.) Medium-sized buds and pure white, double flowers, about the size of a walnut, which do not discolor on the plant. Flowers are borne in large, graceful clusters in great profusion. A strong-growing climber with foliage resistant to disease. Late-flowering, giving the impression of snow-flakes on a dark, shining background. $1.50 each.
Book (1929) Page(s) 164. Dr. A. H. Williams, Rambling Reveries.. Purity – Early and mid-season. Sanders White – Late. Snowflake – Late.
Snowflake – slightly larger than Sanders White.
Magazine (Jun 1925) Page(s) 206. Snowflake (Wichura 1922), blanc neige en grosses panieules, très florifère et d'un grand effet.
Website/Catalog (1924) Page(s) 23. New Roses 1923. Snowflake (Wichuraiana) (F. Cant & Co.) 6. A snow white rambler; the individual flowers have the appearance of miniature snowballs. It is free flowering, the trusses are large and graceful, carried on long stems, is mildew-proof and late flowering. Winner of Gold Medal of the N.R.S., 1921, and Cory Cup.
Magazine (1923) Page(s) 536. Of new varieties we are experimenting with the latest climbers produced and testing them all as weeping standards, e.g., Irene Bonnet, Jacotte, Violetta, Albertine, Yvonne and Snow- flake. The latter particularly looks promising, with its snow white flowers and wonderful foliage...Oxted. Herbert I. Wettern.
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