Rose breeder   Listing last updated on 18 Oct 2017.

Pont-de-Claix
Varces, Rhône-alpes
France

[From the American Rose Annual 1945, pp. 226:] Charles Mallerin, Varces, Isere, France.

[From The Makers of Heavenly Roses, p. 123: His profession had been as an engineer, in central heating, when he could, he retired to his property in Varce to breed roses...] In 1929, Charles Mallerin decided to invite French rose growers to see his new roses, especially a yellow Hybrid Tea... The yellow rose proved a success in France and America under the name 'Mrs. Pierre S. du Pont'...