Newsletter  (Aug 2021)  Page(s) 9.  Includes photo(s).
 
In 1917 Sam McGredy (II) released a Hybrid Tea he named ‘Miss Willmott.’ It, along with a number of others, was a recipient of a gold medal from the National Rose Society in the summer of 1916. ‘Miss Willmott’s exhibition blooms were white to pale yellow with edges lightly flushed pink. Some sources claimed it was highly fragrant while others reported only moderate fragrance. It received acclaim as a good exhibition and garden rose in Britain, Australia, and America. National Rose Annual editor Courtney Page wrote, “There is a particular charm about this Rose, and I am inclined to think that it will rank as one of the raiser’s best efforts.”ix The 1929 Bobbink & Adkins catalog boldly stated, “This is the almost perfect white rose.”

Book  (Apr 1999)  Page(s) 425.  
 
Miss Willmott Hybrid Tea. McGredy, 1916. The author cites information from different sources... soft sulphur-cream, faintly flushed with pink at the edges of the petals... white flowers, lightly tinted with pink... Pale lemon with a tint of rose on edges of petals...

Book  (Apr 1999)  Page(s) 557.  
 
Miss Wilmott Hybrid Tea. Samuel McGredy (Portadown, Ireland) 1916

Book  (1949)  Page(s) 123.  
 
Graham Fox.  Roses in Southland, N.Z. 
... Miss Willmot which has lovely blooms especially if left to become full blown.

Website/Catalog  (1938)  Page(s) 33.  
 
Bush Roses
Miss Willmott (Hybrid Tea)... Sulphur cream faintly flushed; large, fine form. Vigorous growth and good habit. Fine for bedding or exhibition. Highly perfumed. Introduced 1917.

Magazine  (1936)  Page(s) 125.  Includes photo(s).
 
Miss Willmott

Book  (1936)  Page(s) 759.  
 
Willmott, Miss (HT) McGredy 1917; mother-of-pearl white, base lemon-yellow to sulphur-yellow, edges shaded tender pink, large, double, fine form, fragrance 4/10, very floriferous, repeats well, growth 6/10, well-branched, bushy. Sangerhausen

Website/Catalog  (1933)  Page(s) 88.  
 
Miss Willmott (Hybrid Tea). Whitish citron-yellow (1-1,5 ba/ca). Blooms very large and of fine form. Very good cutting rose of vigorous habit ...Low garden plants 1 piece RM [Reichsmark] -.45  semi-standards RM 1.-  standards 1 piece RM 1.60

Website/Catalog  (1929)  Page(s) 122.  
 
Miss Willmott (Hybrid Tea). Mother-of-pearl-white, base lemon-yellow. Blooms very large and of fine form. Very good cutting rose of vigorous habit ...Low garden plants 1 piece RM [Reichsmark] 1.-

Website/Catalog  (1929)  Page(s) 23.  
 
Everblooming Roses
The so-called Everblooming Roses include the Hybrid Tea and Pernetiana groups. They do not bloom all the time, but if kept healthy and growing steadily, one crop of flowers succeeds another at brief intervals.
Miss Willmott. Hybrid Tea. (S. McGredy & Son, 1916.) Perfectly formed white flowers of enormous size with an occasional touch of cream or faint pink. A good plant and one of the most persistent of bloomers, especially in hot weather.
This is the almost perfect white Rose. It never balls in heat or wet, and keeps everlastingly in bloom. Its foliage is not the best, but we can easily overlook that for its excellent color, form, and blooming qualities.