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'Alexander Dickson' rose Reviews & Comments
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Clearly should be under either George Dickson, Alexander Dickson and Sons or Paul'e, as clearly not Alexander Ii, who was just 16 at the time.
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15 MAR 23 by
 jedmar
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The earliest references state that the rose was bred by Alexander Dickson. We have no roses bred by Alexander Dickson I, who was 72 years old at the time. His grandson Alexander II Dickson entered the business in 1872 when he was 15 years old, so he could have been the breeder, dedicating the rose to his grandfather.
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Another reference. Hibbard, ed., The Floral World and Garden Guide,1873, p. 168. "Alexander Dickson (H.P.) A fine rose, raised by Mr. Dickson of Dublin. It is large, perfect in form, and exceedingly attractive; color rose lilac."
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The Rose Encyclopedia by T. Geoffrey Henslow states, "In 1850 they [George Dickson & father Alexander I] turned their attention to Roses. The first result of their efforts in this field of research was the Hybrid Perpetual, "Alexander Dickson," raised in 1865, a red variety much esteemed at that period." p. 228.
The article mentions Alexander's [first Alexander] existing interest in hybridizing Ericas prior to beginning his own nursery in 1836.
My research states that George was made a partner in 1853 - perhaps he and his father had already begun experimenting with roses.
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Now feel certain that rose was bred by G Paul and Sons. Certainly not bred by the Dickson Family as they did not start breeding roses until 1879.
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I feel you may be right. 1873 as the bred date for ‘Alexander Dickson’ is 14 years before the first Dickson roses of ‘Earl of Dufferin’, ‘Ethel Brownlow’ and ‘Lady Helen Stewart’ 1887. However I have a few photocopies of Paul’s new introductions pages from 1870 to 1877 and ‘Alexander Dickson’ is not mentioned.
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31 JAN 21 by
jedmar
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The counter argument is that there are already several attributions to Alexander Dickson. I have added a reference from 1874 which clearly mentions Alexander Dickson as the breeder. It seems he tried his hand, gave the rose his name, wasn't very successful until he got enthusiastic by Bennett's premium seedlings and restarted.
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Yes - I got the impression that the rose wasn’t very good when I couldn’t find any reference to it in a search of early materials.
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