The Garden: An Illustrated Weekly Journal of Horticulture in all its Branches, 41(1101): 554 (Dec 24, 1892)
TOO-MUCH-ALIKE ROSES
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There are also many Roses that as a general rule are quite distinct, but from which it is often possible to cut blooms that would puzzle anyone to decide as to which variety they really belonged. Thomas Mills and General Jacqueminot may be given as examples. Ordinarily these two varieties are very distinct, but one may often select a deep-coloured Thomas Mills that would seem identical with a pale or light-coloured General Jacqueminot. Yet as a general rule they are quite different, General Jacqueminot having a deep velvety shade and most exquisite scent, neither of which is found in Thomas Mills. General Jacqueminot also flowers far more freely than Thomas Mills, and is in every way far superior to it.

Strange that there should have been no previous picture of this rose here. It is a nicely shaped rose with good foliage (though there were some rust spots on individual leaves) and, as the photos show, the flowers were quite unaffected by the rainy period prior to our visit to Sangerhausen, when many other roses had balled flowers or brown petals.