'Little Meg' rose References
Book (1936) Page(s) 468. Meg, Little (polyantha) Easlea 1917; Shower of Gold X Jersey Beauty; milk-white, reverse shaded crimson, small, semi-double, in clusters of 5-20, floriferous, continuous bloom, growth 5/10, bushy, short. Sangerhausen
Magazine (29 Jul 1922) Page(s) 369-370. Little Meg, a cross between a white Hybrid Tea and Shower of Gold, is a great favourite of mine. It has glistening dark foliage, apparently quite mildew proof, and pretty white buds tipped with red which open to pure white flowers of a fair size and shape. It is very perpetual and has a charming effect when cut for arranging in small baskets or vases ; it lasts a long time in water.
Website/Catalog (1921) Page(s) 23. Roses. Little Meg, milk-white, outer petals sometimes tinted mauve; class: Polyantha; habit of growth: vigorous.
Book (1921) Page(s) 109. China Roses The following are some of the best of these dainty and prolific roses: Little Meg. Creamy white, sometimes edged crimson. Star-shaped, in clusters.
NB: Some early polyanthas were classed with the Fairy Roses (R. lawranceana) in the China section.
Book (1917) Page(s) 129. Includes photo(s). Certificate of Merit to Little Meg (poly. pom., Walter Easlea). This is a very valuable addition to an increasingly popular group of Roses. The growth is dwarf and bushy, with glistening foliage of a light green colour, like Shower of Gold, which is one of its parents. The blooms are very freely produced in big clusters, and are somewhat star shape in form. It continues in flower from June until October, and is semi-double. The colour is a milky white, richly suffused with rosy crimson. It will be valuable for bedding purposes, and also for florists' use, and will be placed in commerce in June, 1917.
Book (1917) Page(s) 163. Advertisement. Walter Easlea. New Roses. Little Meg (Polyantha Pompon). (Certificate of Merit National Rose Society, 1916). This little gem will be invaluable to Florists for buttonhole and bouquet work. The buds are of exquisite form, as perfect as a show bloom, long and tapering, but very small. The colour is milk white, outer petals and sometimes edges tinted crimson. The expanded flowers are often star-like and are then some 3 inches across, and are produced in clusters varying from 2 to 13. The foliage is in the young state, quite glistening, after the style of Shower of Gold, one of its parents. The growth is moderately dwarf and somewhat diffuse, and the plants are constantly in bloom from June to October.
Book (1916) Page(s) 110. Walter Easlea. Dwarf Polyantha Roses. Some of the Hybrid Teas crossed with Wichuraianas may give us wonderful results. I have a beautiful little seedling raised from a pure white Hybrid Tea almost unknown, crossed with 'Shower of Gold'. Each flower is as perfect in form as 'Mrs. Herbert Stevens' but a little larger than 'Cecile Brunner'. The colour is milkly white tipped crimson. This I have named Little Meg.
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