"BISHOP'S LODGE LINTON GOLD"
Gold HT.

<u>1990. Heritage Roses in Australia. Vol 12, No. 4.</u>
P19. Robert Peace, [Ed., on a visit to] The Bishop’s Lodge, Hay. .....and an exhibition perfect ochre Tea. [This reference may, or may not, be for “Bishop’s Lodge Linton Gold”. I am unaware if there is another ochre tea at Bishop’s Lodge.- Patricia]

<u>1992 March. Brenda Weir (dec’d). Roses in the Hidden Garden [of Bishop’s Lodge]</u>
This article reprinted in the
2003 Heritage Roses in Australia Inc. 7th National Conference, Hay, NSW Proceedings,
Page 46. B.L. Linton Gold. (roses 5 and 15). The blooms of these roses, which appear to be identical, are gold to ochre. Tea Rose blood is indicated by very red new growth. Members of Heritage Roses have suggested that the golden-ochre shade would have been very sought after around 1912 although we have yet to establish the date of these roses. Like most of the roses in the Bishop’s Lodge garden these are recurrent and flowers slight nodding. No hips have been recorded to date.

<u>1996 Journal of Heritage Roses in Australia Vol 18 No 4</u> Summer
Page 20. David Ruston. Bishop’s Lodge, Hay and Its Roses. Hybrid Tea.
“[Bishop’s Lodge] Linton Gold”. Produces recurrent blooms of gold to ochre, a rare colour in the 1920s. New growth is very red, indicating Tea blood. Flowers are slightly nodding and no hips have been produced.

<u>2003. Nov. Patricia’s notes at the Heritage Roses in Australia Inc. 7th National Conference, Hay, NSW</u>
“Bishop’s Lodge Linton Gold” HT. Ochre to gold. Classic HT form.
Seems to have more petals than “Smart’s Rose ROR” in WA. It seems a bigger, full rose. Linton Gold has very long strong petals almost horizontal, but wide-based. The sepals seem a little hairy (was this thrip?) I think it was John Niewesteeg who suggested to look for similar roses of Lady Hillingdon parentage. Note the very prickly pedicel on "Bishop's Lodge Linton Gold."

<u>2003. December 9. Patricia to friends</u>
Another idle wonder: Was it John Nieuwesteeg who said about "Linton Gold ROR" to look for similar roses with 'Lady Hillingdon parentage. I've just noticed in The Yellow Rose 1-2-22 'Louise Baldwin' Tea. McGredy, 1919. Hennessey says of it:
This rose may be the one you amateur hybridists are looking for, as it is 100% obvious that it is a self-seedling of Lady Hillingdon and about the same orange that is so luscious, with a little better shape and color stability. Also it has the same marvellous healthy foliage.
Brent C. Dickerson's The Old Rose Adventurer p420 calls it a HT.

2003. Ruston’s Roses – Rose Collection 2003-2004
p34. Linton Gold. Hybrid Tea. Gold. Ex Bishop’s Lodge, Hay.