Newsletter  (Jul 2016)  Page(s) 10.  
 
[From "Felicitas Svejda: Who changed the way Northern Countries see Roses", by Claire Laberge & Roch Rollin, pp. 7-12]
'J.P. Connell' 1987 = ('Arthur Bell' 1965 McGredy × ('Von Scharnhorst' Lambert × o.p.)); 'Arthur Bell' probably inherited hardiness from its ancestor R. rubiginosa while 'Von Scharnhorst' got its hardiness from R. foetida persiana.

Book  (2008)  Page(s) 42.  
 
Graph 5 Bush Roses released from Ottawa...
J. P. Connell = Arthur Bell X (von Scharnhorst X open pollination)

Book  (2008)  Page(s) 55.  
 
J.P. Connell was a deputy minister in the Department of Agriculture.

Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 278.  
 
J.P. Connell Shrub, pale, medium yellow at inner petals, yellow-white on upper petals, 1987, 'Arthur Bell' x 'Von Scharnhorst'; Svejda, Felicitas. Description.