According to the Dingee & Conard 1905 catalog, Bon Silene was the seed parent.

Their 1897 catalog states that 'Paul Neyron' was the other parent.


Dingee & Conard 1897
A True Ever-Blooming Paul Neyron Rose.
Originated and Offered by The Dingee & Conard Company.

Is as large as Paul Neyron. Flowers measure four to six inches across. Blooms continuously. Is as sweet as the Rose of Damascus, and as pretty as a Peony.

THE production of new Roses by skillful hybridization is a leading specialty with us, and in introducing this superb new variety, our latest origination, we feel that the highest degree of perfection yet attained has been reached. After four years of careful trials and observations we pronounce Coronet to be the sweetest, largest and freest blooming Hybrid Tea Rose in cultivation. It is a cross between that superb variety celebrated as the largest Rose known, Paul Neyron, and Bon Silene, a grand old favorite of vigorous and healthy habit of growth. Coronet is a true ever-blooming Hybrid Tea, and is identical in form and size with Paul Neyron. No description or illustration can do justice to the remarkable beauty and splendor of its flowers. They are grand in every way. From the time the plant is four inches high it blooms steadily, bearing in unbroken continuity, on good, stiff stems, magnificent large flowers that frequently measure from four to six inches in diameter. The form is full, deep and wonderfully double. It is full to the centre, and when entirely open the flowers do not look unlike Peonies. This resemblance is made all the more striking by the peculiar color found in Coronet, which is absolutely unlike any Rose we know. In the bud the color is a deep, rich carmine, which, as the flowers open, lightens to a soft, clear pink, with each petal distinctly edged with silvery gray. The effect is beautiful.

The fragrance is delicious--different from that of Princess Bonnie, but fully as sweet. Those who have drank in the exquisite fragrance of the Rose of Damascus, growing in its Syrian home-the Rose whose fragrance for centuries has been celebrated in sacred script and secular lore-tell us that the fragrance of Rosa Damascena is only equaled by that of Coronet. Certainly the fragrance is exceedingly delicious and dainty.

In flower and foliage it resembles Paul Neyron, while in vigor of growth the Bon Silene blood is shown. It is a strong, healthy grower, forming a compact bush. In the open ground, where it is hardy, it does splendidly, commencing to bloom early in the season and continuihg until severe freezing weather slight protection during Winter will be beneficial.

Considering the immense size of the flowers, their fragrance and the great freedom with which they are produced, we do not think we are rating Coronet too high when we say that it will prove to be the most valuable and satisfactory Rose for general cultivation sent out for many years.