Website/Catalog  (1941)  Page(s) 13.  
 
Tonner’s Fancy – The buds are full and of a delicate cream shade, turning to pink in the centre., Shapely blooms produced on long-stout stems. Vigorous growth.

Article (newspaper)  (28 May 1938)  Page(s) 38.  
 
Or let us consider roses of greater size, roses with landscape value. There are the three Banksian roses, Banksia alba, B. Fortunei, and Banksia lutea; alba is pure white, lutea yellow, and Fortunei a large white flower, distinct from alba. How fortunate we are that these fine old roses, natives of China, will thrive to perfection in our climate.
They will grow through and over a tree 40 feet in height, but must not be planted at the base of the tree, where the soil has been robbed of its value and rain cannot reach the roots. Rather plant 14 to 15 feet away from the trunk in well enriched soil, then, as the rose grows, train the strong branches over towards the tree on supports. As soon as the strong supporting trunk of the tree is sensed by the plant, it will do the rest. Some of Mr. Alister Clark's climbing roses are nearly as vigorous growing, notably Courier, double, pink on a white ground; and Traverser, so called because it spread a distance of 40 feet along trellis supports in Mr. Clark's garden at Bulla, Victoria. The flowers, yellow and cream, are double, and very freely borne in spring. Tonner's Fancy is of the same type, the buds, somewhat resembling those of Maman Cochet in shape, full, the colour delicate cream, turning to white. Cherub, by the same raiser, if given support, will rise and make a large bush up to 20 or 25 feet high. Grown through a mature pear tree in Mr. Clark's garden, in a few years the pear tree was completely lost to view. The main sheet of salmon-pink flowers is borne in spring, followed by a more limited flowering in autumn.
 

Book  (1938)  Page(s) 30.  
 
Alister Clark. A Walk About Glenara. Tonner’s Fancy, with the most double and best-shaped flowers of all the Giganteas.....

Book  (1936)  Page(s) 708.  
 
Tonner's Fancy (hybrid gigantea) A. Clark 1928; Gig. seedling X ? seedling; light cream to white, center soft pink, flecked pink, large, well double, globular, lasting, solitary, fragrance 4/10, once-blooming, growth 7/10, climbing.

Book  (1933)  Page(s) 218.  
 
Tonner’s Fancy. A. Clark, 1928. Promising Gigantea from Australia, with splendid foliage and large, double, fragrant white flowers, tinged pink in the bud. Should be tried in the South.

Magazine  (Jun 1932)  Page(s) 57.  
 
En Australie, M. ALLISTER-CLARK, de Bulla, a également obtenu les hybrides de Gigantea ci-dessous :...
Tonners Fancy, Semis du R. G.x Semis inédit, blanc teinté rose.

Book  (1932)  
 
p23 Alister Clark. ‘Glenara’ Seedlings. Tonner’s Fancy is much the best formed flower of all my Gigantea Seedlings, and I fancy that was why the late George Tonner begged me to issue it. It is also a glorious grower, with great foliage; unfortunately, the flowers come so early that they at times get caught by frost, but if it never flowered its foliage alone would make it worth having.

p58 E. M. Grassick. The Charm of ‘Glenara’ and its Roses. ....seedlings from Rosa Gigantea, Traverser, Tonner’s Fancy and Courier are seedling climbers sent out in the past two or three years and from the same parentage on one side.

Book  (1931)  Page(s) 60.  
 
Editor. [T. A. Stewart] Roses of Australia. Tonner’s Fancy (Hyb. Gig.), Alister Clark, Vic – The buds are full and of a delicate cream shade, turning to pink in the centre. The flowers somewhat resemble the old time favourite, Devoniensis. The shapely blooms are produced on long, stout stems. Its growth is vigorous, with bright green foliage.

Book  (1928)  Includes photo(s).
 
p21 Alister Clark. Hybridisation at ‘Glenara’. In our favoured climate, Rosa Gigantea is quite at home, as are the banksias, the former giving me good results as shown by.... and Tonner’s Fancy in early double climbers. The climbers are the first generation [from R. gigantea]....

p24 Alister Clark. Hybridisation at ‘Glenara’. ….. we are told that a donkey getting into a vineyard taught the ancients to prune the vine. I only ask to be put on the same plane as the other donkey, if when you have tried the seedlings named below that I am hoping to distribute, you will allow that I have shown that roses can be easily raised from seed:- Tonners Fancy and....

p41 Black and white picture. Caption: Tonner’s Fancy. Raised by Mr. Alister Clark ‘Glenara’, Bulla, Victoria. Gigantea hybrid. Spring-flowering. Climbing Rose, extra vigorous in growth, foliage practically evergreen, and immune from disease. Flower double, well shaped. Colour white, tinted blush.

p48 E. G. M. Gibson. The Spring Rose Show. Tonner’s Fancy was named in honour of the late George Tonner, who was a strong supporter of the Ballarat Horticultural Society. He great admired this rose at ‘Glenara’ a year before he died, and his friends will greatly appreciate Mr. Clark’s kindly tribute to an enthusiastic rosarian. 'Tonner’s Fancy' resembles the old Devoniensis but it is better in every way. The long, pointed blooms are almost up to exhibition form. It is a strong climber with very healthy foliage, and is an early blooming variety. This rose was shown in a good collection displayed by Messrs. Gill and Searle, who will be the sole distributors.

pvii Gill and Searle Pty. Ltd., Melbourne, advertisement. [Black and white picture. Caption: ] New Climbing Rose – Tonner’s Fancy. Raised by Alister Clark, Esq. Splendid decorative Rose. Colour: Light cream. Full and neatly pointed flowers with delicate pink centre. Mildew-proof, and lasts nearly a week when cut.

(14 Oct 1927)  Page(s) 21.  
 
[From 'The Herald' newspaper (Melbourne, Victoria, AUS) - an advertisement by Gill & Searle Pty Ltd, 73 Elizabeth St, Melbourne.]

New Climbing Rose - Tonner's Fancy
RAISED BY ALISTER CLARK ESQ.  The flowers are creamy white, with pink centre; long pointed buds. Mildew proof. A strong grower. Plants 4/  each.
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