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Book  (2006)  Page(s) 159.  
 
Vigneron, père et fils .... 1887 'Madame Létuvée de Colmet' (B) (en culture)
Book  (1936)  Page(s) 415.  
 
Létuvé de Colnet, Mme. (bourbon) Vigneron 1887; Mme. Dubost X ? ; lilac and white, edges silvery, very large, double, fine habit, floriferous, brown prickles, growth 7/10.
Book  (1899)  Page(s) 113.  
 
Madame Létuvé de Colnet, Bourbon, Vigneron, 1887, lilas et blanc
Book  (1898)  Page(s) 191.  
 
Madame Letuvee de Colnet (Bourbon), lilac rose, reverse of petals silvery, of medium size, full ; growth vigorous
Book  (1889)  Page(s) 192.  
 
Bourbon...Mme. Letuvèe de Colnet, Vigneron. Very large for the type, double, beautifully lilac-shaded inside, silvery edges on the reverse; fine habit and very floriferous. Vigorous, stiff and straight branches, pretty dark grey foliage, maroon-brown prickles. True Bourbon-rose, descends from "Mr. Dubost".
Magazine  (1 Oct 1887)  Page(s) 152.  
 
Rosiers Nouveaux pour 1887
M. Vigneron fils, rosiériste à Olivet, livre cet automne au commerce, deux semis de roses obtenus dans son établissement.
Madame Létuvée de Colnet (île Bourbon). — Arbuste vigoureux, rameaux droits, fermes, beau feuillage vert foncé, aiguillons châtains assez nombreux; fleur très grande pour le genre, pleine, d'un beau coloris lilacé à l'intérieur, bords des pétales extérieurs argentés, tenue parfaite, splendide variété très florifère.  Issue de la rose Monsieur Dubost.

Translation:  New Roses for 1887
This autumn, the younger Mr. Vigneron, rose grower at Olivet, introduces to commerce two roses that he raised.
Madame Létuvée de Colnet (Bourbon). — A vigorous shrub with firm, upright canes with attractive deep green foliage and a fair number of reddish-brown prickles; the full flower well-positioned, quite large for its class, and of a fine lilac color at the center with silvery outer petals; a splendid, very floriferous variety.  A seedling of the rose Monsieur Dubost.
Magazine  (1887)  Page(s) 55.  
 
Rosiers Nouveaux... 1887-1888. Rosiers Ile Bourbon.
Mme Létuvé de Colnet (M. Vigneron fils, rosiériste à Olivet, près Orléans), fleurs très grande, rose lilacé à l'intérieur.
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