Magazine (1979) Page(s) 4. Vol 1, No. 3.
Countess of Stradbroke – 1928, intro. Hazlewood Bros., Climbing HT., bud ovoid, flower very large double, well shaped, globular, very fragrant, dark glowing crimson. Foliage rich green, wrinkled. Vigorous free recurrent bloom. Walter C. Clark x un-named variety.
Book (1953)
p34 S. J. Bisdee. Red Roses in Tasmania: It is a great loss that Countess of Stradbroke is weak constitutionally, for it is a lovely thing in every respect.
p90 J. W. Powell. Rose Shows in NZ: [The town of] Nelson, in a class for four distinct garden roses produced ….. and a bloom of Countess of Stradbroke, a dark crimson climber from Australia, raised by the late Mr. Alister Clark.
Book (1952) Page(s) 53.
Dr. A. S. Thomas. Red Roses: Countess of Stradbroke is a very beautiful colour and particularly strongly perfumed, but it has a bad tendency to constitutional dieback.
Article (misc) (4 Mar 1950) Page(s) 31.
Countess of stradbroke The ovoid bud opens into a large, dark crimson, double flower.
Book (1950) Page(s) 41.
A. J. Webster, President, The Rose Society of Ontario, Canada. Greetings from Canada: I have adventured also, with several of the late Mr. Alister Clark’s charming creations such as …..and Countess of Stradbroke. With the single exception of Kitty Kininmonth, however all of these have been loved and lost – victims of our winters.
Book (1950)
p42 Countess of Stradbroke (Alister Clark, 1928. Decorative, Strongly Perfumed, All zones, Perth, Tropical, R.
p95 Surely roses such as …. and Countess of Stradbroke deserve world-wide popularity. Oversea growers report having tried some of them, but it has nearly always seemed that the trial has been very brief.
p96 Countess of Stradbroke (Cl.) (Alister Clark).
Book (1949)
p62 R. T. Hamilton, editor. Alister Clark’s Obituary: Other outstanding productions are …. and Countess of Stradbroke, a beautiful deep red.
p106 [Receiving one vote in a list of indispensable roses, the majority of the other roses receiving one or two votes]
p117 Mr. T. Honybun, Doncaster, Victoria: Countess of Stradbroke (Alister Clark) – Easily one of the most beautiful red roses in commerce. The charm of it lies in the fact that the flowers grow old so gracefully. The full blown bloom leaves one guessing as to whether it is not more beautiful than when half open.
p143 Mr. W. Beattie, Thornbury, Victoria: Think of those roadside homes in the country districts with ….. cow sheds or stables covered with ….. or Countess of Stradbroke. They have become so numerous that we fail to appreciate them.
Book (1948) Page(s) 31.
C. A. Brown, Ivanhoe, Victoria. Climbing Roses: Climbers are of two types. Firstly those that are climbing in habit right from the time they germinated from seed. Examples are ….. and Countess of Stradbroke.
......Some bloom only in the springtime, but there are many climbers in bloom almost from October until well into the autumn. Some examples are …. and Countess of Stradbroke.
Book (1946)
p23 S. H. Bidwell, Auckland, New Zealand: …and Countess of Stradbroke had all prospered.
p76 H. M. Ibell. Impressions of a New Zealander Visiting Australia: I visited …. Mr. and Mrs. H. Dettmann, Kyneton, whose large Rose garden contained many glorious blooms of Countess of Stradbroke and…..
Book (1944) Page(s) 32.
Alister Clark: An Extraordinary Season: Of “Glenara” seedlings, amongst the most treasured are….. and the Climbers and Pillars: …. Countess of Stradbroke.
