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    most recent 12 APR 15  
    Rose"Triomphe de Laffay - in commerce as"
    Initial post 10 APR 15 by scvirginia
    TRIOMPHE DE LAFFAY; Laffay. Fleurs larges, pleines, régulières, à pétales imbriqués, d'un blanc verdâtre, passant au blanc pur.

    Manuel complet de l'amateur de roses, leur monographie, leur histoire et leur culture.
    Volume 1, p.279
    By Pierre Boitard
    Librairie encyclopédique de Roret, Paris, 1836

    If the descriptions are correct, it would seem that the photos must be of some other rose.
    Reply #1 posted 10 APR 15 by Patricia Routley
    Yes. The pink photos are nothing like the original descriptions of a French white, flesh-white rose. We've marked the photos as incorrect.
    Reply #2 posted 11 APR 15 by Jay-Jay
    Blanc verdâtre, passant au blanc pur... would mean: a greenish white, ageing into pure white.
    Reply #3 posted 12 APR 15 by scvirginia
    Since other early references call it 'French white' or flesh, I wonder if the greenish hue could have resulted from greenhouse lighting? Or differing growing conditions.

    The photos are of a very nice-looking rose, but don't correspond to the early descriptions. There is a photo at the Beales' site that looks more like the early descriptions... It would be nice if someone who got their rose from them could post some photos.
    Virginia