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'Mademoiselle Blanche Lafitte' rose References
Book  (1866)  Page(s) 181.  
 
The Bourbon Rose.
Acidalie was, till recently, the only white Bourbon; yet it is not pure white, but has a tinge of blush. Of late,
another white Bourbon has been added, — Blanche Lafitte, — which is also faintly tinged with flesh-color.
Book  (1863)  Page(s) 257.  
 
[In the section on the Bourbon Rose] Blanche Lafitte flowers white, shaded with flesh-colour of medium size, full. Growth, moderate.
Website/Catalog  (1861)  Page(s) 63.  
 
Bourbon-Rose.
68. Blanche Lafitte, whitish flesh-coloured, cluster-flowered.
Magazine  (1855)  Page(s) 10.  
 
Les Massifs de Rosiers.
..nous avons indiqué comment on pouvait obtenir de beaux massifs de rosiers de la section des hybrides; nous entreprenons aujourd'hui d'en former avec les rosiers dits de l'Ile Bourbon. Nous avons choisi, comme pour les hybrides, les variétés dont la végétation, à peu près égale, permet de les planter dans un même compartiment de parterre, et nous continuons de marquer par le signe + celles d'une végétation un peu plus grande et par celui de — les variétés qui poussent modérément.
+Blanche Lafitte, blanc carné.

Approximate translation
The Massifs de Rosiers.
..we have indicated how one could obtain beautiful rosebushes from the hybrid section; we are now undertaking to form some with the so-called Ile Bourbon roses. We have chosen, as for hybrids, the varieties whose vegetation, more or less equal, allows them to be planted in the same parterre compartment, and we continue to mark by the sign + those of a slightly larger vegetation and by that of - varieties that grow moderately.
+ Blanche Lafitte, meaty white.
Book  (1854)  Page(s) 275-277.  
 
Translation:
Perhaps one or the other lover of ever-blooming roses will thank me if I share the list of those I can recommend from personal acquaintance, regardless of age or novelty. Such are,...4) Ile Bourbon roses: ...Mademoiselle Blanche Laffite...
Magazine  (1 Oct 1853)  Page(s) 224.  
 
Quelques Observations sur les Roses Nouvelles. (Gains de 1851) Eug. Verdier fils aîné.
Noisette.
Blanche Laffitte (Pradel), plante vigoureuse; fleurs en corymbes, moyennes, pleines, blanc carné.
Jolie variété très-florifère, greffée et franche de pied.
Book  (1853)  Page(s) 26.  
 
Autumn Roses.
The Bourbon Rose.
198. Blanche Lafitte; flowers white, tinged with flesh colour, full, produced in clusters; form, cupped.
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