Rose photo courtesy of CybeRose

The Garden 13: 286 (Mar 30, 1878) Plate CXXI THREE NEW PERPETUAL ROSES. Drawn by J. N. FITCH, June. May Quennell is a very fine, deep-petalled Rose, producing in abundance till late in autumn its flowers of rosy-magenta. As an exhibition Rose it possesses to a high degree the necessary qualifications of large size, fullness, and substance of petal ; whilst as a garden Rose its fragrance, vigour of growth, and freedom of flowering will ultimately bring it into wide repute. It was raised from seed by Mr. Postans, of Brentwood, already well known in the horticultural world by his numerous and beautiful additions to our variegated and other Geraniums. May Quennell will be, we believe, the first of Mr. Postans' seedling Roses introduced to the public, but, judging from its excellent qualities, we trust that there will be many more to follow from the same raiser. For the information of those who have not seen it exhibited we may state that it received a first-class certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society last summer.

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