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"Triomphe de Laffay - in commerce as" rose Reviews & Comments
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10 APR 15 by
 scvirginia
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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.
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#1 of 3 posted
10 APR 15 by
Patricia Routley
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Yes. The pink photos are nothing like the original descriptions of a French white, flesh-white rose. We've marked the photos as incorrect.
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#2 of 3 posted
11 APR 15 by
Jay-Jay
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Blanc verdâtre, passant au blanc pur... would mean: a greenish white, ageing into pure white.
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#3 of 3 posted
13 APR 15 by
scvirginia
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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
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