'Sweetheart' rose References
Book (2006) Page(s) 280. Sweetheart R[ambler] Occasional rebloom. Outstanding fragrance. Habit [diagram] 3. Walsh 1899. [Provenance Russo]. With its charming double rosettes of rose and dusky pink, mottled like an old Scotsbriar rose, 'Sweetheart' is a milestone reintroduction by Dan Russo of this very famous American rambler by Walsh of Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
Book (Apr 1993) Page(s) 592. Sweetheart Rambler, white, 1901, R. wichuraiana x 'Bridesmaid'; Walsh. Description.
Book (1943) Page(s) 24. R. Marion Hatton. The Walsh Ramblers. 'Sweetheart'. (1901.) R. Wichuraiana x 'Bridesmaid'. Double. Bright pink buds; shades to soft white when fully expanded; 2 1/4 inches across. Fragrant.
Book (1939) Page(s) 27. Editor's footnote: The Senior Editor, who loves hardy climbers, wonders why Mr. O'Neal does not mention the Walsh climbers - all truly hardy; mostly single, and of delightful forms as well of great vigour. Seemingly they are almost "out", though excelling most of the newcomers in sheer beauty. At Breeze Hill we are establishing a long hedge-fence of Walsh beauties, in his memory, including Paradise, Evangeline, Hiawatha, Milky Way, Wedding Bells, Excelsa, Troubadour, Sweetheart, Minnehaha, and others. Notice the pleasant names!
Book (1936) Page(s) 690. Sweetheart (hybrid wichurana) Walsh 1901; R. Wich. X Bridesmaid; white, pink reflexes, 6 cm., very double, in clusters of 5-20, fragrance 6/10, once-blooming, growth 8/10, climbing, 3 m., hardy. Sangerhausen.
Article (misc) (1935) Page(s) 111. Sweetheart whose pink flowers change to white
Book (Apr 1915) Page(s) 29. Sweetheart one of the best Wichuraiana climbers
Website/Catalog (1914) Page(s) 43. Wichuraiana and its Hybrids. The varieties comprising this class are of unique and charming beauty, and form lovely objects in the garden while in bloom. They are suitable for rockery, sloping banks, pillars, pergolas, arches, &c. They are very lovely grown as standards. Weeping Standards, 4 to 5 feet, 5/- each; 5 to 6 feet, 7/6 to 10/6 each; 6 feet and over, 10/6 to 15/- each. Sweetheart... M. H. Walsh, 1903, vigorous. Pure white, double; very good.
Website/Catalog (1913) Page(s) 62. Includes photo(s). Wichuraiana Hybrid Roses Sweetheart The buds of the Sweetheart Rose are of a dainty bright pink, changing to white when fully expanded, and possess a delicious fragrance. The blooms are large and double and the plant, which flowers abundantly, is sturdy, healthy, vigorous and hardy. The foliage is dark, glossy green. Wherever a pink Rose is desired, especially for climbing over an arbor or trellis, the Sweetheart may be recommended. (See illustration, page 61.)
Book (1913) Page(s) 99. Wichuraiana Ramblers. By Dr. A. H. Williams, Vice-President N.R.S. The wichuraiana Ramblers fall naturally into two well defined groups: II. The Late, composed of those whose main flowering season lies in the month of July. They mostly have a strain of multiflora in their parentage. The trusses are usually very large, consisting often of an immense number of small flowers, which may be either singles or double rosettes. Late Flowering Double Varieties. Sweetheart is of similar growth and colouring [to Carissima]; very fragrant.
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