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"Alice Maud Hall" rose Description
Photo courtesy of Jane Z
Bloom:
Cream, buff centre. Bud and outer petals green. In small clusters bloom form.
Habit:
Armed with thorns / prickles. Dark green foliage.
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
Found in a NSW cemetery and named after Harriet Amelia Callimore. 15 or more bushes including "Alice Maud Hall" [dec'd Sep 27, 192, aged 55] and "Henry Vaughan" have been found on different graves.
Mentioned in Jane Zammit's list of Rookwood roses August 10, 2007 wherein she noted that “Alice Maud Hall” doesn’t do well in the Long Garden.
She also mentioned “Callimore” was similar to KAV, but isn’t.
Possible identifications
'Edel' 1919
'Kaiserin Auguste Viktoria' 1891
'Konigin Luise', 1927
'Mrs. Andrew Carnegie', 1913
‘Peerless (tea, Lippiatt before 1910)
'Snow White', 1938
Identifications discarded
'Edith Krause' 1930 - was said to be almost thornless
'Molly Sharman-Crawford' 1908 tea - sparse prickles
'Mrs. Foley-Hobbs' has a prickly glandular pedicel
'Mrs. Francis King', 1936 - is borne singly
'White Ensign' - has a glandular pedicel
Bud wide based, petals green]
Bloom Petals fold to a point. In later life, a few dead petals are retained.
Pedicel Smooth
Sepals Glandular edged. Lightly foliated. Retained in later life
Branches Green
Prickles Many, large. Point slightly downwards
Hips Sets hips
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