Newsletter  (Sep 2021)  Page(s) 22.  
 
[From "Why Heritage Roses?", by Dominique Massad, pp. 20-23]
Starting from a seed of Rosa filipes obtained from the Beijing Botanical Garden, I singled out the seedling which flowered the best. It was then crossed with Chinas such as ‘Sanguinea’, ‘Mme Laurette Messimy’ (Guillot fils, 1887) as well as ’Rosina’ [???], a hybrid of Rosa wichuraiana which had been sold as ‘Le Vésuve’. The desired traits have been achieved after more than 25 years of trials: ‘Gunsho’ and ‘Eridion’ for color, ‘Parc de Maupassant’ and ‘Château de la Mothe Chandeniers’ for their scent, ‘Château de Guillerval’ for the size of the blooms, and the reblooming traits found in ‘Rose delacroix’, ‘Belle de Sardaigne’ and ‘Rêve de Mireille’.

Newsletter  (Dec 2015)  Page(s) 5.  Includes photo(s).
 
[From "My Adventure in Ramblers", by Dominique Massad, pp. 2-6]
My attention was drawn to a spontaneous seedling from the above cross [Les Pléiades] as it was a miniature not exceeding 50 cm with blooms resembling those of its mother but very fertile and floriferous. In May 1996, I used it to pollinate ‘Rose Delacroix’, obtaining 24 seeds which were sown in the spring of 1997. One of the seedling was selected for its flowering, the absence of prickles and supple branches which enable it to be used either as a climber or as a shrub. It is the rose that I consider my loveliest achievement. Put on the market with the name of ‘Belle de Sardaigne’ ..... it was awarded the prize of Best Rambler in 2011 by the Société Nationale d’Horticulture of France. Unfortunately, it is almost sterile, and the several seedlings from natural crosses have not been of interest.