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'Prairie Maid' rose References
Book  (11 Jun 1993)  Page(s) 42.  
 
['Ophelia' x 'Turkes Rugosa Samling'] x R. spinosissima var. altaica. Morden Experimental Farm (Canada) 1959. Description... double cream-colored blossoms...
Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 466.  
 
Prairie Maid Shrub, white, 1959, ('Ophelia' x 'Turkes Rugosa Samling') x R. spinosissima altaica; Morden Exp. Farm. Description.
Book  (1967)  Page(s) 45.  
 
Some All-Canadian Roses
by Fred Blakeney, Victoria, B.C.
The Federal Department of Agriculture Experimental Station at Morden, Manitoba, has been carrying on a rose-breeding programme for over 42 years. It is now under the direction of Mr. H. F. Harp, the object in view being to develop a garden rose that will survive the cold winters of the Prairies. Furthermore, it aims to develop winter-hardy roses having the repeat-blooming characteristics, Hybrid-Tea form, fragrance, good plant habit with disease-resistant foliage. This is quite a programme, and one which of necessity must take a number of years to achieve. However, they are well on their way, and have produced the following varieties:
"Prairie Maid", shrub, introduced in 1959, is of compact growth up to 4 feet in height. It is the progeny of ("Ophelia" x "Turkes Rugosa Samling") x R. spinosissima altaica. The foliage is of good texture and resistant to blackspot. The flowers are double with 25 petals and petaloids, cream and sweetly scented. Hardy on the Prairies, it blooms in July with a few blooms later.
Article (misc)  (1955)  
 
W.A Cumming, Experimental Farm, Morden, Manitoba, Progress Report, 1955-1959

Rosa Prairie Maid, formerly RV11061 [(Rosa Ophelia x R. rugosa Turkes Samling) x R. spin, altaica]. Height 3 feet, compact; foliage medium-green, good texture; resistant to blackspot; flowers double, about 25 petals and petaloides, cream, sweetly scented; season of bloom July with a few blooms later in the season.
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