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'White Dr. Van Fleet' rose References
Book  (1994)  Page(s) 126.  Includes photo(s).
Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 364.  
 
Mary Lovett Large-flowered Climber, white, 1915, R. wichuraiana x 'Kaiserin Auguste Viktoria'; Van Fleet. Description.
Book  (1990)  Page(s) 143.  
 
Mary Lovett Van Fleet 1915. Description. Flowers: large, double, fragrant, white...
Website/Catalog  (1938)  Page(s) 14.  
 
Rosa Wichurana. Mary Lovett (Wich.) (Dr. W. van Fleet 1915). Large, double, pure white, fragrant, similar to HTs, solitary on strong stems; good vigour, hardy.
Book  (1936)  Page(s) 80.  
 
Large-bloomed hybrid wichuranas....Mary Lovett, 1915 (Dr. W. van Fleet): Bloom solitary on strong stalk, hybrid tea-like, 5-6 cm, well double, very lasting, moderately fragrant, pure white. Abundant foliage, healthy. Hardy. Lush growth, 3 m. Blooms June and repeats in autumn; said to be the best white rose of this group. R. Wichuraiana x Kaiserin Auguste Victoria.
Book  (1936)  Page(s) 430.  
 
Lovett, Mary (hybrid wichurana) Dr. van Fleet 1915; R. wich. X K. Aug. Viktoria; pearl-white to pure white, large, double, lasting, cluster-flowered, fragrance 4/10, floriferous, repeats in autumn, growth 8/10, climbing, 3 m. Sangerhausen
Book  (1930)  Page(s) 156.  Includes photo(s).
 
'Mary Lovett' HW. (Van Fleet, intro by Lovett, 1915). R. wichuraiana x 'Kaiserin Auguste Viktoria'. Type, 'Dr. W. Van Fleet'. Flower large, double, full, very lasting, moderately fragrant, snow-white, borne on long strong stem. Foliage abundant, disease-resistant. Growth vigorous, climbing; abundant bloomer in June and again in fall. Illus. on p113.
Website/Catalog  (1929)  Page(s) 53.  
 
Hardy Climbing Roses
Mary Lovett. Hybrid Wichuraiana. (Dr. W. Van Fleet, 1915.) Large, handsome flowers of pure, waxy white, sweetly scented, broad petaled, and of open form, borne singly and in sprays upon a strong-growing plant well furnished with heavy glossy foliage.
Midseason. Occasionally flowers sparsely in the fall. A pure white Rose of the climbing type exemplified by the well-known Dr. W. Van Fleet.
Book  (1926)  Page(s) v.  
 
According to an advertisement for Lovett's Nursery, this rose was one of three named for the Remarkable Lovett Sisters, Alida, Bess, and Mary... the color of the flower is described as a chaste, pure white...
Website/Catalog  (1925)  Page(s) 19.  
 
MARY LOVETT.—The superb pure white climbing rose. Flowers are held on long, strong stems and are delightfully sweet-scented. It blooms in late summer and autumn, as well as in June. It is a strong grower, with abundant mildewproof foliage, and is exceedingly free flowering. The flowers are very lasting. Easily the finest and most valuable climbing white rose in cultivation. Price, field-grown plants, each $1.00; dozen, $10.00.
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