(1986)  Page(s) 92.  Includes photo(s).
 
Sam McGredy: Have a look at 'Eyepaint' and then look at 'Matangi' on page 52. They are the most unlikely sisters imaginable, yet they are from the same cross, if not from the same seed-pod..... 'Eyepaint was originally only a nickname. In 1969 I had so many seedlings with hand-painted blood in them somewhere..... Nicknames are so much easier to remember than code-numbers. So I had Eyepaint and .... in my breeding house that year.....but the name 'Eyepaint' just seemed appropriate - and stuck. One of the maxims of the nursery trade is "single roses don't sell."...... Consequently, I didn't have much faith in 'Eyepaint's chances. Not only was it single but the flower was small, too. Then I had a letter from Fred Edmunds in Oregon saying he had sent some plants out on a test market and was getting a good reaction. In Copenhagen, Belfast, London, New Zealand, Japan and Belgium it received awards. The British Association of Rose Breeders gave it the B.A.R.B. Award. As a rose-breeder, my chief delight was a special award from The Hague trials for achievement in rose-breeding. What 'Eyepaint' lacks in size of bloom and petallage, it makes up in quantity of bloom and general effect. There is no more arresting sight than a fully grown plant absolutely covered in hundreds of blooms. The colour holds all the way to petal fall. There is not another rose even remotely like it.

(1986)  Page(s) 59.  Includes photo(s).
 
Sam McGredy: Freude / 'Dekorat'. Every breeder looks at someone else's rose once in a while, and says "I wish I had raised that"......

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p60. But I have raised .....and the salmon-pink 'Galway Bay' climber, - all directly from 'Heildelberg'.

p68. If you have plenty of space it is possible to grow things such as .... and 'Galway Bay' as shrubs. Effective they are, too.

(1986)  Page(s) 60.  
 
Sam McGredy: 'Heidelberg, the red shrub I used as father for 'Handel', has been very good to me. It's an interesting parent......I have raised..... the red climber 'Grand Hotel' and.... all directly from 'Heidelberg'.

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p36 For years 'Handel' was my favourite "baby".

p60. 'Handel has long been one of my favourite roses. it is also at the top of the polls conducted by the New Zealand and British rose societies. The American Rose Society gives it an 8.6 out of 10. I attribute its popularity to distinctiveness, as there is nothing even remotely like it. If you are one of those people who likes to wear a buttonhole to work, I recommend you plant it by your front door - there will always be a perfect bloom on it. Of course the plant is not perfect. Like all our modern climbers, the more time and trouble you take to train the shoots out horizontally, the greater will be your reward. it can also need some protection from blackspot.

p61 Illustration. 'Handel'.

p68....If you have plenty of space it is possibly to grow things such as 'Handel' and 'Galway Bay' as shrubs. Effective they are too.

(1986)  Page(s) 77.  Includes photo(s).
 
Sam McGredy: Iceberg / 'Schneewittchen'. Auckland, my city, has an odd climate..... For some reason, 'Iceberg' never stops. All summer long....

(1986)  Page(s) 40.  
 
Sam McGredy: Esmeralda / 'Keepsake'. I cannot over-emphasise the importance of health and strength in roses.....

(1986)  Page(s) 71.  
 
Not only has 'Arthur Bell' been popular as a garden rose, it has been of immense importance in bringing its health and vigour to following generations. Kiskadee and .... are but a few of its progeny.

(1986)  Page(s) 85.  
 
When I arrived in New Zealand I was greatly helped by Frank Schuurman of Sunbeam Nurseries. He rented me my glasshouse and grew all my test roses in the paddock. Most importantly, he was interested in what I was doing and often walked through the seedlings with me. It was his wife Ko who spotted one of my early yellow minis and it was nicknamed Ko's Yellow on the spot. It has just about a perfect plant habit - very bushy and free with glossy green foliage. Like all minis, a few little sprays in a sherry glass make a neat small table decoration.

(1986)  Page(s) 65.  Includes photo(s).
 
Sam McGredy: ....In 1980 (at The Hague) Las Vegas stuck out like a sore thumb....