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'Linda Campbell' rose Reviews & Comments
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25 JUN 07 by
 Chris
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i am looking for the identity of a rose that grows wild, now, obviously not a species rose. It is once blooming, a rambler, medium pink, carnation flowered, needs no care at all. the bushes here in northeast connecticut are at least 50 years old. chris (i know of 1 or 2 that are left.) they used to be all over the banks along the train tracks (yes, tough!) chris
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25 JUN 07 by
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Hi Chris, you said it is not a species rose but it sounds like Eglantine (common name "sweet briar". Does it have a fragrance? Eglantine smells like green apples. Can you get us a picture? Jody
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8 JUL 07 by
Chris
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well, i googled it, as my neighbor suggested, "railroad rose" and actually there is a reference or two,,,,,,,one is the National Corridor.org, which informs us that roses are being used again by the Union Pacific railroad to keep people off train tracks, that was the purpose of planting them.. If you look further down the list, there is a reference to an ARS article in 1920 , that our local New Haven, New York and Worcester railroad did plant Dorothy Perkins ! If anyone knows any more about these events, please let me know!
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25 JUN 07 by
Chris
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a spray of this was displayed at the Connecticut Rose Society show yesterday (as a first place winner) and it was singular. The type of rose you just have to have.
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