(1974)  Page(s) 31.  
 
Not all hybridists who have developed hybrid musks followed the same pattern of breeding. A very satisfactory hybrid musk rose, 'Bishop Darlington', which I grew for several years, is a cross between one of Pemberton's roses and a rambler; from the latter parent it got some Rosa wichuraiana blood and another admixture of noisette blood, presumably thus reinforcing the musk rose characteristics. 'Bishop Darlington' looks almost wholly different from the other musk roses. It bears its blooms singly but in considerable number on a moderate-sized bush. The flowers are almost single, quite large, and go through an interesting color change; the opening buds are cherry red; as the blooms open wider, they turn to a flesh pink tinged with yellow. The are sweetly fragrant and the bush is never wholly without them. It and the hybrid rugosa 'Delicata', which grew next to it, were the last roses to quit blooming in our garden each fall, and then only when hard frosts occurred.

(1974)  Page(s) 80.  
 
Climbing High Noon.  This rose is a cross between 'Soeur Therese' and 'Captain Thomas', whereas 'Golden Showers' is a cross between 'Charlotte Armstrong' and 'Captain Thomas'.  The maternal parent in each case was a hybrid tea, whereas the father was a climber.  As might be expected Climbing 'High Noon' is much like 'Golden Showers'.  I think it holds its color a little better than 'Golden Showers' and grows a little more vigorously;  at times, also, it will show a hint of pink tones in the yellow.