Book  (1994)  Includes photo(s).
 
Plate 141 May Queen Few roses create such a sheet of scented blossom, cool lilac-pink. Few prickles.

p238: May Queen [is] seldom recurrent, but creates a wonderful display at midsummer and is extremely fragrant.

p241. May Queen. There were two roses of this name raised in the United States in 1898, and that introduced by W. A. Manda of New Jersey is Rosa wichuraiana x ‘Champion of the World’; the van Fleet hybrid is R. wichuraiana x ‘Mme de Graw’; in both, the second parent is a Bourbon. Our plant could be either; it has green wood with a few reddish prickles and fresh green leaves somewhat glossy, bluntly serrate. The flowers are clear rose-pink on opening, taking on a delicate flush of lilac similar to ‘Champion of the World’; slightly cupped on opening, they become flat and reflex, filled with quartered petals and often a button eye. Few roses create such a sheet of blossom; I have seen it equally good on south, east, and north walls. It can also be grown as a dense, arching bush, since it is not so prone to make long shoots as the other varieties, but creates more of a mass of interlacing twigs. Delicious green-apple scent. 15 feet.

Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 368.  
 
May Queen Rambler, pink, 1898, R. wichuraiana x 'Champion of the World'; W.A. Manda. Description.

Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 368.  
 
May Queen Rambler, Flowers lilac-pink [lp], 1898, foliage glossy, climbing or groundcover. Van Fleet.

Book  (Feb 1993)  Page(s) 144.  Includes photo(s).
 
May Queen Wichuraiana rambler. Parentage: R. wichuraiana x 'Champion of the World'. USA 1898. Description and cultivation... semi-double, lilac-pink flowers which are fragrant and appear in clusters...

Book  (1993)  Page(s) 66.  Includes photo(s).

Book  (1993)  Page(s) 145.  Includes photo(s).
 
p145. May Queen. A medium-sized rambler. The flowers tinge mauve in maturity. Tolerant of cold sites. Raised by Manda in USA, launched 1898 (Rosa wichuraiana x Champion of the World). Summer flowering. Height to 500cm (17 ft). Good scent. Photographed on David Austin’s shed, Albrighton, Shropshire

Book  (May 1992)  Page(s) 59, 318.  Includes photo(s).
 
Page 59: [PHOTO]
Page 318: [PHOTO] May Queen Manda (USA) 1898. R. wichuraiana x 'Champion of the World'... lilac-pink flowers...

Book  (1992)  Includes photo(s).
 
p59. Photo. Manda’s first introduction was May Queen in 1898.

p318 Photo. May Queen. Manda USA 1898. R. wichuraiana x ‘Champion of the World’. Free-flowering. The semi-double lilac-pink flowers are well scented. They appear in clusters on a vigorous, densely growing climber with darkish thorns and dark green foliage. Summer flowering only. Procumbent or wide growing ground cover variety. Suitable for N (Southerly in Aust.) aspect. Suitable for growing into Trees. Very fragrant. 15’x 8’ 4.5 x 2.5m.

Newsletter  (1991)  Page(s) 79.  
 
4th Int Heritage Rose Conference, 1991 - Peter Beales lecture:
This is the first ever of the hybrids of R. wichuriana < b>May Queen, an excellent rose - very very double and useful because it flowers early - and I’m always looking for early flowering climbers.

Magazine  (1986)  Page(s) 21. Vol 8, No. 3.  
 
David Ruston on Hawera NZ Conference: The rambler May Queen (1898) which I have grown for a few years because of its unusual soft lilac-pink colour and lovely flat quartered form, was looking great. It is equally at home growing up a tree, cascading down a bank or growing as a ground cover.