The Dictionary of Roses In Color (1st ed.)
(1971) Page(s) 163. [in the description of R. canina:] [Rosa canina is] parent of such hybrids a R. x hibernica and R. collina 'Andersonii', sometimes known as R. x andersonii, with deeper pink flowers, very free-flowering.
(1971) Includes photo(s). p12. Plate 63. Belle Amour
p105, Belle Amour Alba. Pale salmon-pink, summer, 6 ft (1.8m) . Parentage: probably R. x alba x R. x damascena but origin unknown. Found at and introduced from a convent in Germany. Vigorous shrub, up to 6 ft (1.8m). Flowers semi-double, cupped on first opening, pale-salmon pink, strongly scented, with slight acrid spicy scent, which has been compared to myrrh. Flowers in clusters. Mid to late June. Foliage dark grey-green.
(1971) Page(s) 106. 'Blue Boy'. Modern shrub. Lilac-pink, early summer, 4 1/2 ft (1.4m) 1958. Raised by W. Kordes, Germany. Parentage: 'Louis Gimard' x 'Independence'. Modern shrub rose up to 4 1/2 ft (1.4m) but not very vigorous and misnamed for colour. Flowers double, large, of hybrid tea form, lilac-pink flushed deep purplish-maroon with some violet tones, variable in colour as it matures and fades, fragrant. Not recurrent. Raised from an old Moss rose and a Floribunda.
(1971) Page(s) 108. Includes photo(s). 'Canary Bird' MSh. [modern shrub] Bright yellow, late spring, 7 ft x 7 ft...Vigorous modern shrub rose up to 7 feet...under good conditions. Formerly considered a wild form a R. xanthina under name R. xanthina spontanea but now more often regarded as a hybrid from R. xanthina with another unknown parent, possibility R. hugonis. Forms a large shrub with upright shoots though arching over in upper part. Stems rich chocolate brown and not very prickly. Flowers single, very bright canary-yellow, each about 2 in. (5.1 cm) across, very numerous in long sprays along branches. Very early flowering....usually one of the earliest to flower but not recurrent. Foliage grey-green, delicate with small leaflets. Hips dark maroon, not very large. A very valuable garden plant, righter in colour than R. pteragonis 'Cantabrigiensis'...but usually not so vigorous and may die back in hot or poor soils....
(1985) Page(s) 111. Includes photo(s). p26 Plate 147
p111 Chianti. Modern Shrub. Deep purple-maroon, summer, 5ft (1.5m), 1967. Raised by D. Austin, England. Parentage: ‘Cardinal de Richelieu’ x ‘Dusky Maiden’. A vigorous, free-blooming shrub, 5 ft (1.5m) high. The semi-double flowers are produced in small clusters of deep purplish-maroon. Slightly scented, has only one display but the rich colour and the form of the flowers will appeal to those who like old garden roses.
(1971) Page(s) 133, 17. Includes photo(s). 'Honorine de Brabant' B. Pale pink, streaked purplish-crimson, recurrent, 6 ft (1-8m.) An old Bourbon rose of the last century. Vigorous, up to 6 ft (1-8 m.) and usually thick and bushy with large leaves. Flowers large, double, pale pink, splashed irregularly with purplish-crimson, opening cupped then becoming quartered, 3½ - 4 on, (8-9 - 10-2 cm.) across. Lighter in colour than 'Commandant Beaurepaire' and less conspicuously striped than 'Variegata di Bologna'. Scented. Mid to late June.
(1971) Page(s) 135. Includes photo(s). Ispahan ....
Plate 80.
(1971) Page(s) 136. Includes photo(s). Jeanne de Montfort Moss. Pink, slightly recurrant, 6 ft. (1.8 m.) 1851. Raised by M. Robert, France. One of the most vigorous moss shrubs. Flowers a good warm pink on opening, semi-double, fading to blush pink and almost to white, of medium size, free-flowering, in large clusters. Scented Rubd rather globular with long calyx lobes, well mossed with a brownish tone. Mid to late June, very slightly recurrent with a few autumn flowers. p. 13. Photo.
(1971) Page(s) 114. p114. Climbing Mrs. Sam McGredy. Cl. HT sport. deep coppery-salmon-red, recurrent, 8 ft (2.4 m) 1937. Discovered by T. A. H. Buisman & Son, Holland, also sported at Somerset Rose Co., USA in 1940. Parentage: ‘Mrs. Sam McGredy’ sport. Climber or pillar rose of good vigour, free-flowering. Flowers large, semi-double or double, coppery-salmon-red. fading to coppery-pink, a striking blend. Sensitive to black spot.
(1971) Page(s) 149. Includes photo(s). Mousseux de Japon Pinkish-purple, 4 ft. (1-2 m.) Moss rose distinguished by the heavy growth of moss which extends to young shoots and even lef stalks and surface of leaves as well as surrounding buds. Shrub rose of only medium vigour, generally only 3-4 ft. (.09-1-2 m.) Flowers pinkish-purple with a magenta tinge, semi-double or double, but opening rather loose and untidy. Mid to late June, not recurrent. Foliage strongly tinted when young. Sometimes known as Moussu du Japon' and 'Japonica.'
p.14. Photo.
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