Notes by Fred Boutin on the 'Radiance' family, by date. 'Radiance', J. Cook, 1904, Intr. P. Henderson 1908 'Red Radiance', A. N. Pierson, Inc., 1916 [mh: Later withdrawn] "Gude Bros. 'Red Radiance'", Gude Bros. 1916, darker than Pierson's, both light crimson 'Mrs. Charles Bell', Mrs. Charles Bell, intr. A. N. Pierson, 1917. Red Radiance sport. 'Striped Radiance', Vestal, 1919, Red Radiance sport. Red Radiance with white stripes. 'Dixie', W. R. Gray, 1925. Red Radiance sport but more double, salmon pink, very lasting. Resembles Mrs. Charles Bell but more double, deeper salmon, more cupped. Elmer offered this. 'Radiance, climbing', 1926, intr. 1928, Griffing 'Red Radiance, climbing', Pacific Rose Co., 1927 'Mary Nish', ('White Radiance'), Pacific Rose Co., 1928. White, tinted shell pink in center. Very large, dbl, frag. Foliage rich green, soft, glossy. 'Red Radiance, climbing', H. J. Catt, NSW, Australia, 1929 'Mrs. Charles Bell, climbing', Thomasville Nurseries, 1929 'Grand Prize', Kistler, 1935, pat. 183. Red Radiance sport. Very large, dbl, cupped, very fragrant. Some petals red, some white, some spotted. 'Adolphe Gude', Gude, 1941, pat. 462. Red Radiance sport. Large, 5 1/2 to 6 inches. dble, 30 ptls, frag., clear rose-pink, reverse deep rose-pink. 'Mary Carver', Chick, 1950. Red Radiance sport. Bud globular, fl very large, 5 inches, very double, 80 petals, cupped, very frag., shell-pink. Blooms all season in Australia. 'Careless Love', Conklin, intr. Golden State, 1955, pat. 1582. Red Radiance sport. Red streaked and splashed white or pink. Not reliably fragrant. 'Mrs. James G. Penny', Joseph W. Vestal & Son, date???. Sport of 'Radiance'. It would be nice to find 'Dixie', 'Adolphe Gude', and 'Mary Nish'.
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