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Varieties That Have Been Superseded.
English Roses have now been available for over twenty-five years and it is inevitable that some varieties in that time have been superseded by more recent introductions. I have no doubt that many people will protest that they have some of these varieties in their gardens, doing well and giving them much pleasure. In such cases, I would certainly recommend that they should retain and enjoy them.
Chaucer has fine, deeply cupped rose-pink flowers of classic Old Rose character. The growth is upright and bushy, with matt-textured leaves of a light to medium green. It sometimes suffers from mildew. 'Chaucer' was one of our earliest introductions. W 90cm (3ft) x H 100cm (3 1/2ft). Breeding 'Duchesse de Montebello' x 'Constance Spry'. Introduced 1970.

(1996)  Page(s) 104.  
 
Hilda Murrell A beautiful rose that flowers midspring and again mid to late summer. Its beautiful flowers are an attractive rosette shape and have a wonderfully rich, glowing pink colouring. They open flat with numerous small petals and have a strong Old Rose fragrance. The foliage is ample and rough textured, with very thorny stems, rather like a Rugosa Rose. The growth is robust and very upright. Hilda Murrell, after whom this rose was named just before her mysterious death in 1984, was an early pioneer for the reintroduction of Old Roses.