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'William III' rose References
Magazine  (2013)  Page(s) 12. Vol 35, No. 3.  Includes photo(s).
 
Peter D. A. Boyd. The First Scots Roses in Australia

Photo. Caption: The "Double Red" Scots Rose known as 'William III'.

....cultivars in Australia before 1870 and published sources that I have been able to see. [include]...
No. 6. R. spinosissima 'Double Red' [by 1850].
Book  (2000)  Page(s) 631.  Includes photo(s).
 
‘William III’ = Ancien – Pimprenelle – mauve. See reference Botanica’s Roses. Ascendance inconnue.
Book  (Dec 1998)  Page(s) 631.  Includes photo(s).
 
William III Scots. Description... The Scots Roses were quite in vogue in the early nineteenth century, but most are now lost; this is one of the few survivors... magenta-crimson, fading to lilac-pink with age. There are black hips in autumn...
Book  (1998)  Page(s) 83.  Includes photo(s).
 
William III Description... a dwarf bush, only up to about 2 feet high, which suckers freely, forming a dense. low prickly thicket. The flowers are fully semi-double, the purplish-crimson petals rather paler on the reverse and turning back as the flower ages, giving it a somewhat pointed look. The flower stalks are smooth and the dark green sepals have white edges which turn back. The small dark green leaflets have purple edges, more pronounced in the young leaves, and paler reverse. Small round maroon hips follow. ....
Book  (1993)  Page(s) 63.  Includes photo(s).
 
[Listed under "Wild Roses and Their Cultivars"] A very dwarf 'Scotch Briar'. Black hips. Once blooming. Height: 1 1/2 ft. Scented.
Book  (1970)  Page(s) 156.  
 
New Roses of the World. 
William III Spinosissima (Int. Sunningdale Nurs.) Date of origination and introduction unknown. Semi-double, magenta crimson changing to rich plum color and fading to dark lilac-pink with with reverse paler, blooms borne singly. Sweet fragrance. Very free blooming. Tiny, dark leaden green foliage. Free growing. Hardy. 
Book  (1936)  Page(s) 86.  
 
William III. Semi-double, deep rose, paler outside petals. Makes a small compact bush.
Book  (1917)  Page(s) 41.  
 
S. Arnott, Sunnymead, Maxwelltown.  Roses in the Rock Garden. 
​​​​​​Who does not love William III, only a few inches high, and small double crimson flowers are so exquisite in the rock garden
Magazine  (24 Jun 1916)  Page(s) 1506.  
 
The Scotch Roses
All the varieties have a shrubby, compact habit of growth, with heavily-spined wood, the height, varying from about 6 inches to 8 feet, according to the sort.  Some of the smallest in growth would make real gems for the rock garden, the most sutable for this purpose being:
William III, which only grows a few inches high and produces masses of small, double, crimson flowers.
 
Book  (1911)  Page(s) 119.  
 
William III a dwarf Scotch Rose with dark red flowers. [in Chapter on Roses For the Rock Garden]
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