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'Liberty' rose References
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Book (Apr 1993) Page(s) 312.
Liberty Hybrid Tea, brilliant velvety crimson, 1900, 'Mrs. W.J. Grant' x 'Charles J. Grahame'; Dickson, A. Description.
Book (Jun 1992) Page(s) 267.
Liberty Hyrid Tea. A. Dickson, 1900. Parentage: 'Mrs. W.J. Grant' x 'Charles J. Graham'. [Author cites information from different sources.]
Book (1978) Page(s) 75.
Liberty The best red Hybrid Tea to date, by quite a long way, arrived in 1900. It was raised by Alexander Dickson from 'Mrs W. J. Grant' x 'Charles J. Grahame'. The pollen parent, 'Charles J. Grahame' (for these parentages should always be expressed 'Seed Parent' x 'Pollen Parent') was a vigorous red rose, which Dickson's apparently kept for breeding for some time, because it was not introduced until 1905.....
Book (1949) Page(s) 146.
Dr. James Alexander Gamble. The Rose Named Liberty’.
The rose ‘Liberty’ was produced by Alexander Dickson & Sons of Newtownards, near Belfast, Ireland in 1900…..Concerning the parentage of ‘Liberty’, Alexander Dickson, Jr., now director of Alexander Dickson & sons Ltd., wrote under date of July 15, 1948:
“Liberty was raised by the writer’s father, Alexander Dickson, V.M.H., who is now in his 91st year and is still able to take an interest in the affairs of our business. This rose was a cross between ‘Mrs. W. J. Grant’ and another Dickson seedling called ‘Charles J. Grahame’. As you know, ‘Liberty’ was a new break at that time and, with its seed parent, formed the basis of our earlier breeding. It is not our policy to divulge the parentage of our new varieties, and we think it is the first time we have disclosed the breeding of this variety.”
The breeding promise of ’Liberty’ was recognised at once by the late E. G. Hill of Richmond, Indiana. He bought the American rights soon after it was produced…..’Liberty’ is a brilliant, velvety crimson. The Hills called their first bright scarlet improvement over ‘Liberty’, ‘Richmond’, to mark the place of its production. The Montgomerys of Hadley, Massaschusetts, when they produced an even better, richer crimson ‘Richmond’, called it ‘Hadley’. Dorner, to bring the glory of this rose line back to Indiana, called his glowing crimson rose ‘Hoosier Beauty’. A few years later, the Verschurens of Holland, in order to have national credit for the deep bright red rose they produced from ‘Hadley’, called theirs ‘Etoile de Hollande’…..
‘Richmond’ was by ‘Lady Battersea’, a daughter of ‘Liberty’ and ‘Liberty’ herself; ‘Hadley’ had as seed parents both ‘Liberty’ and ‘Richmond’, and ‘General MacArthur’ as her pollen parent;’ ‘Hoosier Beauty’ was by ‘Richmond’ and ‘Chateau de Clos Vougeot’ an outcross; and ‘Etoile de Hollande’ was by ‘General MacArthur’ and ‘Hadley’…..
Alexander Dickson Jr., has for the first time divulged to us that a seedling named ‘Charles J. Grahame’, not ‘General Jacqueminot’ as has hitherto been assumed, was the pollen parent of Liberty. The Dicksons have yet to tell us the parentage of ‘Charles J. Grahame’. Undoubtedly, being a first-class rose breeding establishment, they would be expected to have at hand in 1900 the clear red hybrid perpetual ‘General Jacqueminot’ as well as other red varieties. In any case ‘Liberty’ has demonstrated the right to be called the mother of red roses. The why of her prepotency for red colors, is still hidden with the Alexander Dicksons of Newtownards, Ireland.
Book (1946) Page(s) 19.
J. L. Provan, Principal, School of Horticulture, Burnley, Vic. What We Owe Old Roses.
Liberty, H.T. (A. Dickson, 1900): A large, full, very tragrant, velvety-crimson Rose with a high centre. A vigorous grower.
Website/Catalog (1938) Page(s) 27.
Bush Roses
Liberty (Hybrid Tea) By Dicksons of Hawlmark, 1900... Bright crimson; small and free. Very highly perfumed.
Book (1937) Page(s) 73.
Liberty HT (A. Dickson 1900) [pollen quality] 72%
Website/Catalog (1936) Page(s) 10.
Liberty
Hybrid Tea
Alex. Dickson & Sons 1900
Book (1936) Page(s) 419.
Liberty (HT) A. Dickson 1900; M. W. J. Grant X Jacqueminot; glossy velvety crimson, medium size, double, fine form, lasting, solitary or up to 4, fragrance 6/10, floriferous, repeats well, long stems, growth 6/10, uright. Sangerhausen
Book (1934) Page(s) 42.
H. R. Darlington. Form In The Rose. 1900 I may refer to for Liberty (Mrs. W. J. Grant x General Jacqueminot) of medium size, deep crimson and fragrant, of fine form and free in flowering. Until the coming of ‘Richmond’ it was useful for pot work.
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