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    'Ulster Gem' rose Reviews & Comments
    most recent 25 OCT 18  
    RoseUlster Gem
    Initial post 25 OCT 18 by Margaret Furness
    The constricted receptacles would fit with "Bishop's Lodge Precious Porcelain".
    Reply #1 posted 25 OCT 18 by Patricia Routley
    Are you happy with the length of the sepals, and the size of the bloom, in comparison with ‘Ulster Gem’?
    Reply #2 posted 25 OCT 18 by HubertG
    The same photo of 'Ulster Gem' that appears in the 1916 Totty catalogue (posted here) also appears in the 1917 catalogue. The contrast is a little different but I'm not sure that there is any more detail particularly discernible. You can check it out here if you like:

    https://archive.org/details/CAT31300347/page/48
    Reply #3 posted 25 OCT 18 by Margaret Furness
    Blooms up to 6", yes. Sepal length, maybe not. We need photos of Ulster Gem with younger buds.
    Re- reading the comments under "BL Precious Porcelain": Ulster Gem was described as having stiff petals. BL PP doesn't. I note also Patricia's comment that she thought BL PP looked like a second-generation gigantea. It starts flowering early enough to be a Clark rose.