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'Queen of Spain' rose Reviews & Comments
Discussion id : 154-122
most recent 24 NOV HIDE POSTS
 
Initial post 24 NOV by Bug_girl
The 1913 Biltmore Rose Catalog says "An exhibition rose that can be successfully shown in competition with the choicest roses of the garden. The color is pale flesh, darker at the center, and can be counted upon to hold a pleasing tint at all times. It flowers freely with very large full, globular blossoms that are richly fragrant. The plant is of robust growth. Where the blooms are to be produced for exhibition purposes, some attention should be paid to the richness of the soil, but otherwise the variety will do as well as many roses with little attention and produce well-formed flowers throughout the season."
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Discussion id : 33-779
most recent 9 FEB 09 HIDE POSTS
 
Initial post 9 FEB 09 by Jeff Britt
I have a cigarette card of "The Queen of Spain" from Wills' Cigarettes illustrating a lovely flesh pink, very double looking flower approximately 1/4 open. It looks like it could be Antoine Rivoire from the picture. Perhaps I should scan all these cigarette cards some day (I have a collection of 50 of them) and upload them here. Anyway, Queen of Spain looks like a lovely old HT.
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Reply #1 of 1 posted 9 FEB 09 by jedmar
Yes, that would be great! I never thought of Wills cards. Maybe I have some with roses, too, I willl have to check.
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