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"AGNES - a hybrid between Rugosa and Persian Yellow, originated at Ottawa, not fertile either way. Beautiful double flowers of a tint of apricot unique among hardy roses. Blooms but once and not very floriferous at any time. Needs good snow cover. A quality rose for those who will provide the requisite care."
(1949)
"Alice Aldrich - a pink Rugosa hybrid, not too hardy, and quite different in character from the preceding." [Mme. Georges Bruant]
Percy Wright Catalogue - Hardy and Semi-Hardy Roses - Ca 1949
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"ALIKA - Dr. N.E. Hansen's "common" name for Gallica Grandiflora. Almost as hardy as Banshee, semi-double large flowers in a very fine tone of poppy red-pink. flower suggests the poppy. Has no fault except that it fades quickly. This is the most outstanding of the "Old Roses" in our northern climate, and has our warm approval."
Percy Wright Catalogue - Hardy and Semi-Hardy Roses - p. 9
(1949)
"AMES CLIMBER - originally introduced as Ames Six, the result of a cross between Multiflora and Blanda, made by the late Prof. T. J. Maney of Ames, Iowa. Will grow to ten feet, with absolutely thornless stems, red in winter. Flowers of good size for a Multiflora hybrid, like wild roses, wild-rose pink, but occurring in clusters. This rose is enormously floriferous, one sheet of pink in late June. Not hardy above the snow-line in most winters, but always hardy if covered with snow. This is our best well-tested under-stock rose,and our nearest approximation to a hardy and satisfactory rambler rose."
Percy Wright Catalogue - Hardy and Semi-Hardy Roses - ca 1949 p.6
(1949)
"SEEDLINGS* OF AMES CLIMBER - - these seedlings are one-quarter Multiflora, the Japanese rambler rose, and three-quarters Blanda. The flowers are smaller than Ames Six flowers, and one strain is semi-double, though descended from two single parents. These seedlings are hardier than Ames Six, but we do not yet know their ultimate height. Offered for trial as understock, for breeding, and for test as approximations to the climbing type. Climber genes bring so much tenderness into roses that it seems obvious that if we ever get a satisfactory climber or pillar rose, it will have to be three-quarters wild rose "blood". "
Percy Wright Catalogue - Hardy and Semi-Hardy Roses - ca 1949 p.6
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Athabasca - a semi-double sport of our native Rosa Macounii, found growing wild at Vilna, Alberta, north of Edmonton. Completely hardy, and very vigorous. Suitable for hedge use, except that it suckers. the flower is a pale pink, attractive for that color. Sets almost no seed hips.
(1949)
"AUSTRIAN COPPER - a selection of Rosa Lutea from the Near East. Single flowers of the most marvellous copper color, yellow and red super-imposed on each other. Blackspots in humid climates, but free of this trouble on the dry prairies. A rose for the lover of unique things."
Percy Wright Catalogue - Hardy and Semi-Hardy Roses - ca 1949 p. 8
(1949)
"AUSTRIAN YELLOW - like Austrian Copper in all respects, except that the flowers are pure yellow."
Percy Wright Catalogue - Hardy and Semi-Hardy Roses - ca 1949 p. 8
(1949)
"AYLSHAM* - our hybrid between Hansa and the foregoing [R. nitida]. A rose of extreme attractiveness, deep pink approaching red, and of such good form that it is difficult to believe that Hansa is one parent. Relatively dwarf, and suckers too freely, and so is hard to keep weeded. Fully fertile both ways and itself a good parent."
Percy Wright Catalogue - Hardy and Semi-Hardy Roses p. 10
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"BANSHEE - the nearest hardy rose in this class, and already well distributed in prairie Canada. Very vigorous grower and very free in bud production. Very beautiful when it opens, but so double that the petals stick and only about 25 per cent of the buds succeed in opening. Not recommended."
Percy Wright Catalogue - Hardy and Semi-Hardy Roses p. 9
