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'Mrs. Baker' rose References
Book  (Jun 1992)  Page(s) 187.  
 
Mrs. Baker Hybrid Perpetual. Turner/Laxton 1876. Seedling of 'Victor Verdier' (Hybrid Perpetual)... Red lake... rosy-crimson... handsome delicate pink... bright carmine shaded crimson...
Book  (1936)  Page(s) 48.  
 
Baker, Mrs. (HP) Turner 1876; V. Verdier X ? ; vivid carmine, shaded crimson, pointed centre, very large, double, globular, fine form, smooth branches, growth 5/10. Sangerhausen
Magazine  (22 Jul 1911)  Page(s) 350.  
 
The Parentage of Roses.
The following list of the world's Roses and their parentage has been compiled by Mr. Robert Daniel, 38 Russell Road. Fishponds, Bristol, and by his kind permission we are enabled to publish it...
Mrs. Baker... Hybrid Perpetual, Turner, 1876, Seedling Victor Verdier
Book  (1906)  Page(s) 121.  
 
7.880. Mistress Baker, Hybride Remontant, Turner 1876 carmin
Book  (1903)  Page(s) 32-3.  
 
Victor Verdier n'a pas produit moins de vingt sujets, parmi lesquels des plantes de premier order: Captain Christy, Paul Neyron, Charles Verdier, André Dunand, Comtesse d'Oxford, Etienne Levet, Hélène Paul, Hippolyte Jamain, Julius Finger, Madame Devert, Madame Georges Schwartz, Madame Marie Bianchi, Mademoiselle Eugénie Verdier, Mademoiselle Marie Cointet, Marie Finger, Maxime de la Rocheterie, Monsieur Baker [sic], Oxonian, Président Thiers, Souvenir du Président Porcher.
Book  (1902)  Page(s) 114.  
 
Hybrides Remontants. Groupe C. — Géant des Batailles
Arbuste rustique, florifère et très remontant, à rameaux bruns, droits, aiguillons nombreux; feuillage petit, peu ample, très sujet à l'oïdium et aux maladies cryptogamiques, folioles assez rapprochées sur le pétiole commun; fleur en coupe, petite, rouge écarlate ou rouge très foncé; fruit petit, ovoïde, longuement atténué à la base.
3527. Mistress Baker... (Turner 1876)... carmin.
Book  (1885)  Page(s) 35.  
 
TRIBE ROSEÆ.
ROSA, Linn.; Rose.
Garden Varieties—
Mrs. Baker; hybrid perpetual. Plant in Brisbane Botanic Garden.
Book  (1881)  Page(s) 314.  
 
New Roses.
Again, in the autumn of 1875 and spring of 1876, we were met by a formidable array of novelties, and in giving the following list of the best, I am conscious of having dealt leniently with the merits, or rather demerits, of several.
Hybrid Perpetuals:
Mrs. Baker, carmine red...
Magazine  (4 Sep 1875)  Page(s) 201.  
 
English Raised Roses.
It may be worthy of remark that nearly all the English Roses, raised by Messrs. Turner, Paul, Laxton, Cranston, and a few others, have proved exceedingly good, and may be depended upon.
The following English-raised Roses are said to be good; but, as I have not yet seen blooms of them, I cannot speak positively as to their merits:
Emily Laxton (Turner).—Good in habit, and robust in constitution; petals, thick and smooth; flowers, large, full, and globular; colour, deep purplish-crimson; a very dark-coloured Rose, of great merit.
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