'Lafayette' rose References
Book (1936) Page(s) 396. Lafayette (noisette) Laffay ca. 1835; vivid pink to light red, small to medium, double, bushy habit.
Book (1885) Page(s) Vol. I, p. 414. Noisette. Lafayette Laffay. Rameaux longs, non sarmenteux; fleur moyenne, pleine ou très double, d'un rose très vif, fleurissent jusqu'aux gelées.
Book (1858) Page(s) 256. Noisette-Rose. Lafayette, Blumen voll, klein, glänzend hellroth, Bau ziemlich regelmäßig, sehr reich und lange blühend.
Translation: The Noisette Rose Lafayette, The blooms are full, small, a vivid light red, regularly formed, with a long and abundant flowering period.
Book (1854) Page(s) 265. Im Frühjahr 1826 waren der bengalischen Rosen, in ihren verschiedenen Abtheilungen 25 oder 30, außer der ursprünglichen Bengalensis und Sinensis, die Centifolie, die Camelia, Ternaux, Hermite de Grandval, Belle de Plaisance oder Speciosa, diese nach Advenant ungemein schön [...] von Noisetten hatte man die Lesbie, Lée, Lafayette, Bougainville, Azélie, Corali, Comtesse de Fresnel, Comtesse d'Orloff, Dufresnoy, deren aber nur wenige der Belle Noisette zu vergleichen.
Translation: In the spring of 1826 the Bengal roses, in their various divisions 25 or 30, besides the original Bengalensis and Sinensis, the Centifolia, the Camelia, Ternaux, Hermite de Grandval, Belle de Plaisance, or Speciosa, were exceedingly beautiful after Advent [...] of noisettes one had the Lesbie, Lée, Lafayette, Bougainville, Azélie, Corali, Comtesse de Fresnel, Comtesse d'Orloff, Dufresnoy, but only a few of them could be compared to the Belle Noisette.
Book (1854) Page(s) 274-275. Translation: Perhaps one or the other lover of ever-blooming roses will thank me if I share the list of those I can recommend from personal acquaintance, regardless of age or novelty. Such are,...3) Noisettes: ...Lafayette...
Website/Catalog (1848) Page(s) 81. Rosiers Noisettes à longs rameaux pour palissades. La Fayette. Rouge.
Book (1 Sep 1845) Page(s) Tab 22. Dix ans après l’introduction en France du Rosier Noisette, les horticulteurs avaient déjà obtenu cent deux variétés de Roses Noisettes ! A cette époque, les Rosiers de cette section se nommaient Charles X, Caroline , Isabelle d’Orléans, du Frénoi, princesse d’Orange, Lafayette, Eve, Thisbé, Bougainville, etc., etc. Ces noms ont disparu des catalogues marchands de nos jours....
Website/Catalog (1845) Page(s) 25. Rosiers Noisettes. 279 Lafayette... 50c.
Website/Catalog (1844) Page(s) 67. Noisette Roses. Lafayette, bright rose
Website/Catalog (1843) Page(s) 40. China or Everblooming Roses. Noisette Roses. The common Noisette or Champney Rose is the type of this class. Great rapidity of growth, and a perpetual succession of small flowers borne in large clusters, are characteristic of the Noisettes. Although not really climbers, yet the luxuriance of many of the sorts renders them highly suitable for training to pillars, in which manner they appear to the greatest advantage. Lafayette, bright red, small flowers.
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