Roses for December 1-15

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BIRTHS: 1844: Queen Alexandra, British monarch, wife of King Edward VII, in Denmark. She died on 20 November 1921 at Sandringham House. Veitch introduced the Rambler 'Queen Alexandra' in 1901. Pemberton weighed in with the Hybrid Musk 'Queen Alexandra'. 'The Queen Alexandra Rose', a grandparent of 'Peace', was introduced by McGredy in 1918.; 1857: Amelia Florence Pemberton, sister of rose breeder the Rev. Joseph Pemberton. Cocker introduced the Hybrid Tea 'Florence Pemberton' in 1903 as a tribute to her.
HISTORY: 1879: Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta, H.M.S. Pinafore opened. Arthur Sullivan conducted the orchestra and William Gilbert played the role of a sailor in the chorus. 'Pinafore' (Polyantha, Swim, 1959).; 1924: Lady Be Good opened in New York City with music written by George Gershwin and dancing provided by Fred and Adele Astaire. 'Lady Be Good' (Miniature, McCann, 1990).

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BIRTHS: 1923: American-born prima donna famed for her lyric soprano and fiery temperament, Maria Callas. She died 16 September 1977 in Paris. Meilland's 1965 Hybrid Tea called 'Maria Callas' is known as 'Miss All-American Beauty' in the States.
DEATHS: 1723: Philippe, Duke of Orléans, French general and regent. Born at Saint-Cloud 2 August 1674. 'Duke of Orléans' (Gallica, Vibert, 1816) may or may not be a synonym for the rose 'Adèle Heu', named for the breeder's late wife. 'Duc d'Orléans' (Hybrid Perpetual). 'Duc d'Orléans' (Gallica, Vibert, 1831). 'Duc d'Orléans' (Gallica, Verdier, 1888).
HISTORY: 1972: Papa Was a Rollin' Stone reached Number One on the top 40 charts -- the fourth Number One hit for the Temptations (the first three were: My Girl, I Can't Get Next to You, and Just My Imagination. 'The Temptations' (Hybrid Tea, Winchel, 1993).

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HISTORY: 1818: The State of Illinois was admitted to the Union. 150 years later, Morey brought forth a Grandiflora called 'Illinois'.

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HISTORY: 1918: President Woodrow Wilson was the first American President to visit a foreign country. That same year, Easlea introduced a Hybrid Tea named 'President Wilson'.

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BIRTHS: 1946: Jose Carreras in Barcelona. 'Jose Carreras' (Hybrid Tea, Poulsen, 2000).
DEATHS: 1894: Camille Bernardin at Brie-Comte-Robert. In The Old Rose Advisor, Brent C. Dickerson includes this testimonial to Bernardin on p, 126: "Around 1860, he took up the Rose... He organized, at Brie, the first special Rose Exhibitions which subsequently echoed throughout the entire world." Gautreau released the Hybrid Perpetual called 'Camille Bernardin' in 1865.; 1926: Artist Claude Monet. He is buried at Giverny. Monet was born Claude Oscar Monet in Paris 14 November 1840. The rose 'Claude Monet' may or may not be growing today in the artist's garden at Giverny. Henri Delbard first saw it in Jackson & Perkins' California rose fields and wrote that it reminded him of an Impressionist painting with its red, yellow, and white stripes and blotches.; 1974: Millicent Veronica Wilson Hearst, in New York City. 'Mrs. William R. Hearst' (Hybrid Tea, Pierson, 1915).

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BIRTHS: 1721: Chrétien Guillaume de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, French statesman loyal to King Louis XVI, in Paris. Guillotined 22 April 1794. 'Malesherbes' (Gallica, Vibert, 1834).
DEATHS: 1817: William Bligh, probably best known as the Captain of HMS Bounty. Captain William Bligh was born 9 September 1754. He was a seafarer and is probably best known as the Captain of HMS Bounty. On 28 April 1789, the crew of the Bounty put Captain Bligh in a boat and set him adrift. 'Captain Bligh' (Hybrid Tea, Fitzhardinge, 1939).

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HISTORY: 1941: Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. In 1943, Fred Howard introduced a Hybrid Tea called 'Pearl Harbor', a fragrant rose that is light pink with a china-rose reverse.

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BIRTHS: 1542: Mary Queen of Scots (Mary Stuart), the daughter and only child of James V of Scotland by his second wife, a French woman called Mary of Guise. While James lay on his deathbed, Mary was born. Six days later she became the Queen of Scotland. She was beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle on 8 February 1587. Buried at Peterborough in 1612, her body was moved to Henry VII's chapel at Westminster, where it still lies. Legend has it that the rose 'Mary Queen of Scots' was brought from France to Scotland by Mary herself. 'Marie Stuart' (Gallica, Dubourg, 1820).; 1939: Flutist James Galway in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The rose 'James Galway' was presented at the 2000 Chelsea Flower Show.

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BIRTHS: 1902: Rose breeder Edward Burton LeGrice developed extraordinarily colored roses in unusual shades of lilac, silver, gray and brown. One of his most successful roses, 'Dainty Maid', has been used by David Austin in his own breeding program. Another standout is LeGrice's especially healthy yellow Floribunda 'Allgold'.
DEATHS: 1865: Leopold I, in Laeken, Belgium, where he is buried. 'Léopold I, Roi des Belges' (Hybrid Perpetual, Van Asche, 1863).; 1928: Charles Rennie MacIntosh, in London. Austin's 'Charles Rennie MacIntosh' of 1988 is especially distinctive for the color of its blooms -- a range of lilacs and pinks.
HISTORY: 1817: The State of Mississippi was admitted to The Union. 'Mississippi' (Hybrid Tea, Mallerin, 1949, synonym for 'Mme. Charles Sauvage'). 'Mississippi' (Hybrid Tea, Williams, 1976).

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BIRTHS: 1803: Hector Berlioz, Franch composer, was born in La Côte-St.-André. 'Hector Berlioz'
HISTORY: 1816: The State of Indiana was admitted to the Union. 'Indiana' (Moss, Vibert, 1845). In 1907, E.G. Hill, breeder and resident of the state of Indiana, introduced a rose called 'Indiana'.

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BIRTHS: 1856: Thomas Woodrow Wilson, 28th president of the United States of America, a pacifist who presided over the American role in World War I, in Staunton, Virginia. He died 3 February 1924 in Washington, DC. 'President Wilson' (Hybrid Tea, Easlea, 1918).
DEATHS: 1968: Actress Tallulah Bankhead. Bankhead was born 31 January 1902 and is buried at St. Paul's Churchyard, Chestertown, Maryland. Bankhead once said about Shirley Temple, "They used to shoot her through gauze. You should shoot me through linoleum." 'Tallulah' (Hybrid Tea, Bees, 1983).

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BIRTHS: 1553: Henry IV, King of France. Died 14 May 1610 in Paris, France. Buried at St. Denis. 'Henri Quatre' (Gallica, Calvert, 1821).
DEATHS: 1995: Author Evangeline Bruce. 'Evangeline Bruce' (Floribunda, Dickson, 1971).

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DEATHS: 1799: George Washington, American general and statesman at Mount Vernon, Virginia. 'General Washington' (Hybrid Perpetual, Granger, 1861).; 1861: Prince Albert (Francis Albert Augustus Charles Emmanuel Saxe-Coburg) of typhoid fever at Windsor Castle. He is buried at Windsor. 'Prince Albert' (Hybrid Perpetual, Laffay, 1837). 'Prince Albert' (Bourbon, Fontaine/Paul, 1852).
HISTORY: 1819: The State of Alabama was admitted to the Union. 'Alabama' (Hybrid Tea, Weeks, 1976).

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HISTORY: 1631: Mount Vesuvius erupted. 'Vesuvius' (Hybrid Tea, McGredy, 1923). 'Vesuvius' (Floribunda, Vilmorin-Adrieux, 1963).; 1939: The motion picture Gone With the Wind had its world premiere in Atlanta. Actress Vivien Leigh played Scarlet O'Hara in the film. 'Scarlet O'Hara' (Hybrid Tea, Perry, 1996). There is also a rose called 'Vivien Leigh' (Hybrid Tea, McGredy, 1963).

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