[From
The Quest for the Rose, by Roger Phillips and Martyn Rix, p. 140:] William, Adam [
Paul's] son, started life at the Cheshunt nursery and it was from here that he wrote the first edition of his famous book
The Rose Garden, published in 1848. Later, in 1860, he left to start his own nursery at Waltham Cross.
[From A Heritage of Roses, by Hazel le Rougetel, p. 61:] William Paul founded [his nursery] in 1806 [incorrect, nursery was founded by Adam Paul] at Cheshunt and left [it] to his brother George in 1860 when he moved to Waltham Cross.
[From Old Roses (Keays), p. 204:] Arthur William Paul, F.R.H.S.
[From Roll Call: The Old Rose Breeder, p. 396:]
William Paul
Of the firm known as "Wm. Paul & Sons"
Waltham Cross, England
Cousin of G. Paul
Lived June 16, 1822 - March 31, 1905
See also William Paul and Son (after 1906).
