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'Feu de Vesta' rose References
Book  (Apr 1999)  Page(s) 43.  
 
Feu de Vesta [Translation: "Vesta's Fire"] ('Vesta') Gallica. Coquerel, pre-1829... velvety, light bright crimson... said to the same as that called 'Temple d'Apollon', differs from it by its [growth] buds, which are not red; by its longer and more pointed [flower] buds; and finally by its flower, which is a lighter crimson, and has fewer petals...
Book  (1936)  Page(s) 731.  
 
Vesta, Feu de (provins) Coquerel before 1836; velvety light crimson, large, semi-double, ovoid buds
Website/Catalog  (1861)  Page(s) 13.  
 
Vesta
Article (misc)  (1850)  Page(s) 21.  
 
872. Vesta
Book  (1845)  Page(s) 115.  
 
A Selection of Varieties.
Six of the Most Brilliant Red Roses.
1. Vesta, a very old variety of Rosa Gallica. It is a curious fact that roses the most remarkable for their brilliant colours are all deficient in petals; none are quite double.
Magazine  (20 Feb 1841)  Page(s) 118.  
 
Roses.—A selection of 24 roses for standards, which are not expensive, and which contains some of the best and most distinct out of each of the following divisions, viz.: Perpetuals, Damasks, Mosses Gallicas {or French), Hybrid Chinas, Celestials.
Gallicas, or French Roses. -- Vesta, scarlet.
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