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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]
After Dr Svejda retired, the rose breeding program was moved to Ag-Can L'Assomption Station where Ian Ogilvie (plant breeder) and Neville P. Arnold (plant physiologist) continued to release roses in the Explorer Series and worked on developing culture media for the micropropagation of all new cultivars selected for release. They introduced twelve of Dr Svejda's seedlings obtained from the tetraploid roses program. After the rose breeding program was moved again, some were also introduced from Ag-Can St-Jean-sur-Richelieu Station:
'William Booth' 1999 = ('L83' × ('Arthur Bell' × 'Applejack')).
Book  (2012)  Page(s) 120.  
 
William Booth. Light to medium red. 5 [petals]. 72". repeat.
An Explorer rose. A kordesii hybrid. Canes arch and can be trained to a trellis for best effect. Deep red buds open into clusters of small (2 inch/5 cm), lightly fragrant flowers with pink undersides and golden centers. Flowers fade to an awkward pink. Dark green, semi-glossy foliage generally disease resistant but prone to some leaf spot damage. Round orange red hips. Very hardy (zone 3).
Book  (2008)  Page(s) 46.  
 
Graph 9 Explorer Roses released from Saint Jean sur Richelieu, QC....
B. Climbers
William Booth = L83 (see Graph 3) X A72
Book  (2000)  Page(s) 2.  
 
'AC William Booth', Hkor, mr, 1999, (William Booth) ... description
Magazine  (Oct 1999)  Page(s) 30.  
 
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'AC William Booth', Hkor, mr, 1999, (William Booth) ... description
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