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'Bloomfield Comet' rose References
Book  (Apr 1999)  Page(s) 363.  
 
Bloomfield Comet Hybrid Musk. Capt. Thomas/Bobbink & Atkins 1929. Parentage: 'Duchess of Wellington' (Hybrid Tea) x 'Danaƫ' (Hybrid Musk). The author cites information from different sources... single coppery yellow flowers stained with red... Bloomfield, named of the Thomas estate in Pennsylvania.
Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 55.  
 
Bloomfield Comet Hybrid Musk (Shrub), orange-pink, 1924, 'Duchess of Wellington' x 'Danaƫ'; Thomas. Description.
Book  (1990)  Page(s) 111.  
 
Bloomfield Comet Hybrid Musk. Description.
Book  (1940)  Page(s) 21, 22.  
 
Page 21: All the Bloomfield roses were produced by Capt. George C. Thomas, Jr., at his home of that name in Chestnut Hill, Pa., until he removed to Beverly Hills, Calif., where he continued his hybridization until his death in 1932.
Page 22: Bloomfield Comet Evbl. Semi-Cl. (Thomas, 1924; introduced by Bobbink & Atkins, 1929)... orange and salmon, yellow base... 6 feet in Pennsylvania; 12 feet in California...
Book  (1936)  Page(s) 84.  
 
Bloomfield Comet (HT) Thomas 1924; Duch. of Wellington X Danae; orange, shaded salmon, base yellow, large, single, lasting, fragrance 4/10, floriferous, growth 7/10, climbing, 1-3 m.
Book  (1933)  Page(s) 163.  
 
Bloomfield Comet Capt. Thomas, 1929. The Noisette class might be stretched to receive this combination of Musk and Hybrid Tea. Plant makes thick, lush stems of moderate length, and produces a sparse succession of reddish buds which expand to single coppery yellow flowers stained with red.
Book  (1932)  Page(s) 116.  
 
Capt. George C. Thomas. The Bloomfield Seedlings.
Bloomfield Comet (1929). Everblooming hardy climber. Large reddish buds and large, single, coppery flowers stained red. Vigorous climber; almost never out of flower. Recommended for Central East, Pacific Coast, and for test in Eastern South.
Website/Catalog  (1932)  Page(s) 57.  
 
Bloomfield Comet (Capt. Thomas; introduced by Bobbink & Atkins, 1929). Large reddish buds and single coppery yellow flowers stained with red. Plant vigorous and very persistent in bloom.
One of the most distinctly colored of the set, and almost never out of flower. We believe it is the most desirable next to 'Bloomfield Dainty'.
Book  (1930)  
 
p51-3 Stephen F. Hamblin. From A Rosarian's Notebook.
Some of the climbing hybrid teas as 'Bloomfield exquisite', Bloomfield Comet and 'Waltham Climber' I, II and III are nearly harmless.

p169-3 Editor. The Proof of the Pudding, 1930.
On the other hand, the following have not made sufficient impression after five years to be considered worth discussing: Bloomfield Comet (Thomas, 1924)
Website/Catalog  (1929)  Page(s) 62.  
 
Captain Thomas’ Everblooming Semi-Climbing Roses
With the Lambertianas of Peter Lambert and the Hybrid Musks of the Rev. Pemberton, of which extensive collections are listed... above, this new race offers the nearest approach to Hardy Everblooming Climbers yet attained. These Roses are $2 each 
Bloomfield Comet. (Capt. Thomas; introduced by Bobbink & Atkins, 1929.) Large, reddishbuds and single coppery yellow flowers stained with red. Plant vigorous and very persistent in bloom.
One of the most distinctly colored of the set, and almost never out of flower. We believe it is the most desirable next to Bloomfield Dainty.
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