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'Lord Bacon' rose Reviews & Comments
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20 APR 19 by
odinthor
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The Dr. "Queunell" would actually be Dr. John C. Quennell, longtime resident of Brentwood, Essex, quondam Army surgeon, and a Freemason.
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#1 of 5 posted
20 APR 19 by
 Patricia Routley
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And Mr. Postans? See 1910-46 reference.
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#2 of 5 posted
20 APR 19 by
odinthor
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One of Postans' varieties--indeed, his first, it seems--is . . . 'May Quennell'. Perhaps there are two wheels spinning here, a romantic link between Postans and the Quennell family, and rose breeding amateur Dr. Quennell funneling his seedling through the more-established Postans to William Paul.
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#3 of 5 posted
21 APR 19 by
Patricia Routley
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I am sure you are correct about the romantic connection. The question is, who bred ‘Lord Bacon’, Postans or Quennell?
Easlea said in 1910 it was Postans. In 1943 he said it was Quennell.
We have Postans’ varieties:
1878 May Quennell
1879 Countess of Rosebery
1879 Duchess of Bedford
1881 Lady Sheffield
1881 Red Gauntlet, and then there is
1883 Lord Bacon.
What about if I change the breeder from Paul to Postans temporarily until further information comes to light?
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#4 of 5 posted
21 APR 19 by
odinthor
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Yes, I think Postans is at least closer to being the breeder than is W. Paul. Postans is Richard Broadhurst Postans, also of Brentwood (I keep slipping and saying "Brentford"); I see he was quite a naturalist. He also bred Zonal Geraniums. Quennell meantime was an ardent rose exhibitor, as one finds examining the horticultural press of the time.
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#5 of 5 posted
21 APR 19 by
jedmar
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Here you can find both Richard B. Postans and John Cooper Quennell (d. February 28, 1909), as well as a Rev. William Quennell:
http://www.historyhouse.co.uk/placeB/essexb33d.html
They were both members of the Royal Horticultural Society and on the Floral Committee in 1877.
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1 SEP 08 by
CybeRose
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According to Walter Easlea - Two Rose Centuries Meet (American Rose Annual, 1943) - commenting on the rose, 'Hugh Dickson':
"One of the parents of this rose was Lord Bacon, raised by an amateur, Dr. Queunell, living in Essex."
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