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'Sunset' rose Reviews & Comments
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A detailed early B&W photograph of 'Sunset' by Edwin Hale Lincoln can be found here:
https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:z890sr82f
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Peter Henderson, 1881
Sunset, a "sport" from Perle des Jardins, has just been originated with us. It is identical in every way with that famous Rose, except that its color, instead of being a canary yellow, as in the Perle des Jardins, is a beautiful orange shade of saffron, often seen in the shading of our skies at sunset. For this reason I have given it the descriptive name of "Sunset." Whether for forcing in winter or for out-door in summer, "Sunset" will prove to be one of the most valuable Roses ever introduced.
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Peter Henderson sold roses?
The Henderson name is a guarantee of quality for vegetables; heirloom vegetable seed companies make a point of stating that this or that variety was first introduced by Henderson. I didn't know he had roses also.
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17 JAN 12 by
 CybeRose
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The quote is from Peter Henderson's book, "Garden and Farm Topics" - "An Essay on Rose Growing in Winter" starts on page 87. It was "Read before the New York Horticultural Society in 1881, with some additions and alterations made in 1883."
http://books.google.com/books?id=-_ZEAAAAIAAJ&dq=%22It%20is%20identical%20in%20every%20way%20with%20that%20famous%20Rose%2C%20except%20that%20its%20color%2C%20instead%20of%20being%20a%20canary%20yellow%2C%20as%20in%20the%20Perle%20des%20Jardins%22&pg=PA87#v=onepage&q&f=false
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The picture by 'A rose man' of Sunset seems closer to the original description. Who took this and where?
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