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My Friend The Rose
(1942)  Page(s) 59.  
 
The Climbing Noisette roses, which grow to perfection in the light soils of California's coastal region, are all of them old-fashioned, dating back as far as 1830...Mme. Alfred Carrière, with blush-white flowers, Chromatella, Rêve d'Or, William Allen Richardson and Alister Stella Gray or Golden Rambler, all with yellow flowers, are all equally good.
(1942)  Page(s) 76.  
 
....in the California Mother Lode country......
There was another rose in this delightful garden, with handsome foliage, big black thorns, and vigorous growth, still healthy after forty years. It had a large, double pink, very fragrant bloom and went by the name of Beauty of Luxembourg, a name not to be found in my rose library. Could it be the 'Triomphe de Luxembourg' sent out in 1836? There was none to answer, and I was left again with that uncomfortable feeling of ignorance as to the identity of a rose that is familiar to every true rosarian.
(1942)  Page(s) 70.  
 
One of my best Asiatic wild roses is the double form of R. microphylla, the Burr or Chestnut rose, known affectionately to many of the old Spanish families in California as the "Chilicote Rose" and in the South as the "Chinkapin Rose." It is classified now by the authorities as R. Roxburghi plena. I planted it purposely in the poorest soil in my garden, where it has flourished amazingly, though it resents moving except when quite young. It forms a strong climber up to ten feet high and is clothed the year round with a mass of pale green leaves, each with nine to eleven leaflets like those of a locust tree, that would make it an attractive sight even though it bore no bloom. But from early summer until fall the flowers appear, quite different from those of any other rose. From small round buds, closely set with bristles so that they resemble chestnuts, the large flat flower slowly develops until in full bloom it resembles a closely petaled dahlia of rich deep pink. The opening bud is a lovely sight, with outer petals pale pink, inner ones red, and the six calyx leaves, three of them smooth and three bristly, add to the unique effect of this attractive rose. No pest or disease ever affects this plant.
(1942)  Page(s) 50.  
 
'Shailer's Provence' with its cupped, anemone-like flowers of a charming pink with strong lilac tones, is another rose of strong individuality; it is one of the old fragrant pink Cabbage roses, yet quite distinct in form and habit, a rose to win your heart.
(1942)  Page(s) 59.  
 
The Climbing Noisette roses, which grow to perfection in the light soils of California's coastal region, are all of them old-fashioned, dating back as far as 1830...Mme. Alfred Carrière, with blush-white flowers, Chromatella, Rêve d'Or, William Allen Richardson and Alister Stella Gray or Golden Rambler, all with yellow flowers, are all equally good.
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