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'Princess May' rose References
Book  (1936)  Page(s) 466.  
 
May, Princess (HT) W. Paul 1893; Gl. de Dijon X ? ; tender deep carnation pink, large, double, globular, solitary or up to 5, fragrance 6/10, repeats, few prickles, broad foliage, growth 7/10, climbing, 1 m. Sangerhausen
Magazine  (Jan 1913)  Page(s) 13.  Includes photo(s).
 
PRINCESS MAY. Obtenue par MM. William Paul et Son, rosiéristes à Waltham-Cross, en 1893, cette belle rose issue de Gloire de Dijon est classée comme hybride de thé. Ses fleurs grandes, globuleuses et bien pleines sont rose oeillet clair très tendre nuancé de jaune.
Book  (1899)  Page(s) 148.  
 
Princess May, HT, W. Paul, 1894, oeillet foncé
Website/Catalog  (1897)  Page(s) 64.  
 
Tea-Scented Roses and Their Hybrids.
Princess May  (Hybrid Tea Scented). This variety is of the Gloire de Dijon race, but it is not quite so vigorous in growth as the majority of its class, being only a semi-climbing habit;  it is quite distinct, the colour of the flower being very clear, soft, opaque pink; large, full and globular. 
Magazine  (11 Jun 1892)  Page(s) 527.  
 
Hybrid Tea Rose Princess May. — This is a really grand new Rose, which was exhibited by Messrs. Paul and Son, of Waltham Cross, both at the Temple and at the international show of last week, where it gained an award of merit.  This, by the way, is the highest honour a new Rose can obtain at these exhibitions.  The habit is superb, while the colour is all one could wish in a Rose of that shade.  It may be briefly described as partaking both of Viscountess Folkestone and Baroness Rothschild in colour, form, and habit of growth.  The outside of the flower resembles the former Rose, and has the exquisite colour of a freshly opened Baroness Rothschild towards the centre of the bloom, with a deeper tinge of peachy-salmon in the middle of the flower.
Magazine  (28 May 1892)  Page(s) 503.  
 
Floral Committee.
First-class certificates were awarded to—
Hybrid Tea Rose Princess May, in which the colour is that of Hybrid Perpetual Baroness de Rothschild with the Tea habit.  W. Paul and Son.
Magazine  (9 Apr 1892)  Page(s) 318.  
 
New Roses.
Every year brings fresh candidates for popular favour, and all Rose lovers are more or less interested in them and eagerly anticipate seeing them either at the shows or in the nurseries of the noted trade growers.  Many who never purchase novelties till others have tried and proved them manifest a desire to know what is new in order that their Rose knowledge may be up to date.  Mr. William Paul, of Waltham Cross, has kindly sent me a box containing buds and blooms of five new varieties.
Whilst opinion is divided concerning the so-called Hybrid Teas and how and where they should be classed, new kinds of that type continue to come, and there are three now before me.  
Princess May is entirely new, and is not yet offered for sale.  Mr. Paul says that it originated at Waltham Cross, is of semi-climbing habit, makes a fine pot Rose and forces well.  Whether it originated as a seedling or a sport I do not know, but of the flowers sent a bud is very pretty and of a delicate pink colour, whilst a half-expanded bloom doubtless shows the true character of the variety.  This is a pale flesh-pink, large and full, globular, after the manner and shape of Baroness Rothschild, but very sweet scented, and therefore likely to be valued on that account, apart from its other apparent merits.
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