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'Duchess of Sutherland' rose References
Magazine  (2021)  Page(s) 9. Vol 43, No. 3.  Includes photo(s).
 
Darrell G. H. Schramm.  Sutherland Roses. 
But in 1912 Alexander Dickson II brought out a Hybrid Tea, also christened Duchess of Sutherland, this one a warm pink rose blooming solitary on long stems among glossy, olive-green foliage (photo next page, lower). Usually it shows some lemon yellow shading and invariably volunteers a sweet fragrance. The rose was still being sold in 2019, but I do not know if it still is in commerce; however, it can be seen at the Carla Fineschi Gardens in Italy, at Europa-Rosarium in Germany, and the Roseraie at l’Haÿ-les-Roses in France. Nonetheless, the woman behind the rose is fascinating.
Millicent Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (1867-1955) a beautiful British socialite and social reformer, became a duchess when she married the 4th Duke of Sutherland.  They begat four children, the second child George Granville becoming the 5th Duke. Millicent lost her title when her husband died in 1913. At the onset of World War I, she organized an ambulance service, taking it to Namur, Belgium, where she and her staff cared for and nursed the wounded in a convent. She and her unit were eventually captured by the advancing Germans, but she escaped. Then, not a woman to be daunted, she set up No. 9 British Red Cross Hospital in Calais.   In October 1914 she married Major Percy Fitzgerald but divorced him in 1919 for his philandering. Soon thereafter she wed Lt. Col. George Hawes, a distinguished soldier and officer, but divorced him in 1925 or 26 for his homosexuality. They did, however, remain friends. As a social reformer, she successfully opposed the use of lead paints in ceramic glaze and advocated better working conditions in the potteries. Under the nom de plume Erskine Gower, she wrote two novels and a few other works, including several memoirs, quite aware of her interesting life.
In 1940 she was again captured when Germany occupied France but, via Spain and Portugal to the USA, once more escaped the enemy. She returned to France in 1945 and died there ten years later.
 
Book  (Apr 1999)  Page(s) 395.  
 
Duchess of Sutherland Hybrid Tea. A. Dickson 1912. The author cites information from different sources... delicate, warm rose-pink with lemon shading on the white base...
Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 146.  
 
Duchess of Sutherland Hybrid Tea, rose-pink shaded lemon on white base, 1912, Dickson, A. Description.
Website/Catalog  (1938)  Page(s) 42.  
 
'Duchess of Sutherland' (H.T.)~Rose pink, large, good form, full, vig.
Book  (1937)  Page(s) 69.  
 
Duchess of Sutherland HP (A. Dickson & Sons 1913) [pollen quality] 43%
Book  (1936)  Page(s) 689.  
 
of Sutherland, Duchess (HT) A. Dickson 1912; soft pink to deep pink, shaded Lemon-yellow, base white, large, double, flat, solitary, fragrance 6/10, floriferous, repeats well, firm stems, lasting foliage, growth 7/10, upright, robust. Sangerhausen
Website/Catalog  (1929)  Page(s) 38.  
 
Hybrid Perpetual Roses
Duchess of Sutherland. (A. Dickson & Sons, 1912.) Long-pointed buds and blooms of warm pink, tinted lemon at the base. Plant very vigorous, with erect, rigid flower-stems and good foliage.
A Hybrid Perpetual in habit and type of foliage which has long been classed as a Hybrid Tea. Flowers of massive form and size but not as many as there should be.
Website/Catalog  (1924)  Page(s) 54.  
 
Pink...Duchess of Sutherland, carnation-pink on yellow base
Website/Catalog  (1924)  Page(s) 20.  
 
Duchess of Sutherland. — Fleur gr., jolie forme, rose églantine. délicat nuancé de jaune citron sur fond blanc.
Website/Catalog  (1923)  Page(s) 26.  
 
Hybrid Tea Roses .... Duchess of Sutherland (A. Dickson, 1912). Large and double, rose-pink. Magnificent rose. Vigorous.
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