The Garden. May 2, 1903 p. 300
IF only for its many offspring that fine old Rose Jules Margottin would retain the esteem of all Rose lovers, and it is doubtful if from among its many descendants a more beautiful kind exists than Violette Bouyer. It is one of the sweetest of the Hybrid Perpetuals, and this is all the more remarkable considering there are so few really fragrant white Roses, Merveille de Lyon, Frau Karl Druschki, Marchioness of Londonderry, all being comparatively scentless, whereas Violette Bouyer is noted for this quality. As with many delicate coloured Roses, this variety outdoors is best in dry weather, but its hardiness, earliness, profuse flowering, and fine vigorous growth recommend it above many other kinds. As a pot plant, either for the amateur or market grower, it holds a high position, and I am told by a large grower that he finds this Rose and Mrs. Sharman Crawford two of the best paying Hybrid Perpetuals for forcing. A plant in an 8-inch or 9-inch pot will yield on an average six good blooms, and they may be cut with long stiff stems, which considerably enhance the value of the variety. As a specimen pot Rose for exhibition, Violette Bouyer possesses a formidable rival in Frau Karl Druschki, but the delicate shell-pink tinge which suffuses the outer petals makes it sufficiently distinct from any other light-coloured Rose. Philomel.