If you look at some of the photos of Roberta Bondar, Buff Beauty's hybrid from the same set of breeder (Pemberton/Bentall of that era), there are green-gold buds, like the buds of several of my Danae hybrids. This makes me wonder if they are even more closely related than stated, and gives me further feelings that Danae's reported parentage is incorrect. The reported parentage, while possible in breeding, seems very unlikely.
'Gloire de C-D' was released in 1907. That wouldn't have allowed much time for testing it, breeding and then testing the progeny. 'Mme C-D', on the other hand, was still being recommended as a decorative variety in 1907.
Still, I'd like to find Pemberton's own comment on the ancestry.
And this just in: 'Mme. Chédane-Guinoisseau' was a sport from 'Mme. Falcot'.
Journal des roses p. 106 (Juillet 1902) Madame Falcot (Guillot fils, 1858), a produit Madame Chédane-Guinoisseau (Levet, 1880).
I had a little search yesterday. ‘Danae’ was a 1913 rose. The Rev died in 1926. No parentages were shown in Modern Roses 1, 1930, but they were shown in Modern Roses II in 1940. Where did these parentages come from? Looking at Pemberton’s two 1913 roses, I find it interesting that two different pollen parents were put forward. 'Moonlight'. Trier x Sulphurea 'Danae'. Trier x .....somethingorother Guinoisseau
Patricia, I don't find it odd that he would introduce only the best from each cross. However, I would still like to know who came up with the alleged pollen parents. Karl
