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    most recent 1 JUL 08  
    RoseOdéric Vital
    Initial post 30 JUN 08 by amadis
    I believe the correct name is Ordéric Vital (not Oderic).
    Reply #1 posted 30 JUN 08 by HMF Admin
    Can you provide a reference ? Please note we have three references using this spelling.
    Reply #2 posted 1 JUL 08 by amadis
    Here is another reference which is indeed reliable, as a specialist in ancient roses from Normandie. 'Orderic Vital' was obtained in Caen.
    http://pagesperso-orange.fr/rosesdenormandie/villes.htm
    Reply #3 posted 1 JUL 08 by HMF Admin
    Thank you !
    Reply #4 posted 1 JUL 08 by Cass
    I think the source of this discrepancy is that some contemporaneous, 19th century rose books also spelled the name as "Oderic" instead of "Orderic." I have finally found some very authoritative rose books with the correct spelling of the name of this famous 12th century medieval historian: O r d é r i c Vital.