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'La Mélusine' rose Reviews & Comments
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23 MAR 24 by
odinthor
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Melusine is a mediæval romance compiled by Jean d'Arras 1382-1394, a French edition of which by Constant Roy came out in 1898, likely the occasion for the Rugosa which we (so far!) first see in Gravereaux's catalog of 1900. The rose seems to be attributed to Späth simply because it was listed in that firm's 1920 catalog. The 1906 commonly seen doubtless derives from Gravereaux's "1906" which is simply his enumeration of the variety (not a year); for instance, Rugosa 'Atropurpurea' is "2914," which I'm pretty sure doesn't intend the year. I think--unless someone knows better!--that attribution should be removed from Späth and made "Breeder unknown" until further data is manifest.
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24 MAR 24 by
 jedmar
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Agreed. The attribution to Späth seems incorrect.
There was also an "Ordre de Mélusine", founded 1186 by Queen Sybylle, wife of Guy de Lusignan, King of Jerusalem. It was re-established in 1881 by Princesse Marie de Lusignan. Scipion Cochet, breeder and publisher of Journal des Roses, styled himself as Chevalier de l'Ordre du Christ de Portugal et de l'Ordre de Mélusine.
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6 DEC 16 by
CybeRose
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South Dakota State University Agricultural Experiment Station
Bulletin 240 (June 1929) p. 7
Hardy Roses for South Dakota
N.E. Hansen
At Brookings, for many years, La Melusine has been one of the outstanding Rugosa hybrids. The color is something of a purplish crimson, like Hansa; the fragrance is powerful, and it blooms until frost. This variety seems to have been neglected by American propagators. La Melusine was imported from Europe some twenty years ago and has proved hardy. It is one of my favorites, owing to its intense fragrance.
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