Magazine  (1890)  Page(s) 171.  
 
February 9, James Comley, showed his seedling Rose, the Oakmont, named after Mrs. Francis B. Hayes's estate in Lexington. This rose was exhibited several times during the year, and received...

Magazine  (1888)  Page(s) 226.  
 
The new rose Oakmont, first exhibited here in 1887, seems likely to be an...James Cowley, Lexington, Mass., the raiser, is said to have spent five years...

Magazine  (1888)  Page(s) 420.  
 
The new rose "Oakmont", raised by Mr. James Cowley, of Lexington, Mass., seems likely to be quite an acquisition to our stock. It was first exhibited in New York at an orchid show

Magazine  (1888)  Page(s) 226.  
 
The new rose Oakmont, first exhibited here in 1887, seems likely to be an acquisition, having shown vigor and free blooming qualities. It is a hybrid between President and Baroness Rothschild. It has smooth, soft pink petals like Paul Neyron, with a silvery tinge on the outside suggestive of La France. It has a marked tea fragrance, although its appearance is....

Magazine  (1888)  Page(s) 229.  
 
Mr. Comley's rose, Oakmont, which was noticed in the Garden last year, on its debut, seems likely to prove desirable. The way it keeps its color after being cut especially impresses one

Magazine  (1887)  Page(s) 115.  
 
Another striking new Rose, first shown in New York at Siebrecht and Wadley's Orchid Exhibition, is a hybrid Tea, as yet unnamed formally, though it will probably be called " Oakmont," after its birthplace. It is a cross between Baroness Rothschild and an old-fashioned Tea, " President," the latter being the seed-bearing plant. "Oakmont", if we may so call it, suggests Paul Neyron at first glance, both in color and in the peculiar rounded smoothness of the petals. The color is very similar to Neyron, but tinged with a silvery hue, like La France. And it is very sweet, with the real Tea fragrance, very sturdy of foliage, very durable, and in fact, may be described in superlatives generally. It certainly looks much more like a hybrid perpetual than a tea, but the perfume is unmistakable. It is a splendid keeper: the flowers on exhibition had been cut nearly a week, but were crisp and firm...