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    'Imperial Potentate' rose Reviews & Comments
    most recent 8 OCT 07  
    RoseImperial Potentate
    Initial post 2 OCT 07 by Patricia Routley
    Re: Imperial Potentate. Bred in Australia (1921) by Alister Clark.
    Not Alister Clark. This rose was bred by Clarke Bros., Portland, Oregon.
    Bobbink & Atkins 1932, page 16 say in 1923.
    Reply #1 posted 8 OCT 07 by billy teabag
    Yep - not one of Alister Clark's roses.
    Re the reference to the 1923 date of introduction, this must have been a typo too as it had been introduced from America to Australia by 1922 - The 1922 Hazlewood Bros (Sydney, Australia) catalogue lists it in the 'Novelties for 1922' section, described:
    IMPERIAL POTENTATE (H.T.) (Clarke Bros.). - Dark rose pink, slightly lighter on reverse of petal. Flowers large, full, high centre, on long, strong stems, and fragrant; mildew-proof.
    ("abridged description from raiser's catalogue".)
    Reply #2 posted 8 OCT 07 by Cass
    Modern Roses shows the date as 1921, definitely Clarke Bros. and not Alister Clark. Thanks!