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"Jesse Hildreth" rose Reviews & Comments
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Worth comparing with Mrs Harold Brocklebank? But in my garden Mrs HB can be pinker, flowers less drooping, not as old as Jesse Hildreth is thought to be.
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Would someone please post a receptacle photo? Does it set hips? Is it scented like a Tea, or a Tea-noisette?
It may be yellower than "Yallum Park Cream", which we think is Tea-noisette and gets big, but it's worth comparing. YPC does show its stamens eventually. It has a sweet scent, which wafts.
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I'm the wrong person to speak to the fragrance, as I don't smell most roses. I can smell Jesse, however.
As for the receptacle ... not easy, as they seem to be somewhat minimal, and the aged sepals curl down and cover them. I will upload photos.
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We look forward to the receptacle photo Jeri. I have added “Sets NO hips” to the main page.
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OK. Now, you've got your receptacle image -- I had to remove a sepal to reveal it. And I've added a leaf, from front and back.
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Thanks for that Jeri. As far as I can see, the sepals of “Jesse Hildreth” reflex back down and curl over the receptacle as soon as they separate from the bud. This is a good clue to look for when considering possibilities. We have only two actual photos of ‘Cornelia Cook’ and it seems its sepals reflex straight down, with no curling around the receptacle. To me it is doubtful that “Jesse Hildreth” is ‘Cornelia Cook’.
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And, really LOOKING at it, it seems to me that the receptacle is on the small side, and rather flattened -- where others I look at are more rounded and a bit larger. An interesting point of identification, perhaps.
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Jeri - In the Habit description, you have put "holly-like foliage".
I don't know what causes this, or whether it is an inherited trait.
I have seen it in my garden in just two roses: 'Mrs. Dunlop Best' whose parentage is not known, so that is no help.
And in 'Bon Silene'. This rose has far few petals than "Jesse Hildreth" and the parentage is also not known, but there are two white descendants:
'White Bon Silene' 1884 which is described as semi-double and so I would discount this.
And 'Annie Cook' 1888. On the very slim chance that the holly-like foliage is an inherited trait, this last rose may bear considering although I feel that being a sport of 'Bon Silene'. it too, may not have enough petals.
Patricia
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I didn’t realise ‘Cornelia Cook’ was in commerce. There is nobody listing it and the only nurseries carrying it are archives.
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It's in the Heritage.
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I was going to say -- It's very difficult to tell from that old BW photo, but I think those leaves are more rounded -- Orbicular. And perhaps thicker. Where Jesse's foliage is more elliptical, and while glossy, it is distinctly glabrous. I guess I need to take foliage photos for you.
As to receptacles -- the reason I haven't given them much thought is that they are smallish, and quite covered by the sepals.
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