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'Childs' Jewel' rose References
Website/Catalog  (30 Aug 2014)  
 
Registered Name: 'Childs' Jewel'
ARS Approved Exhibition Name: Childs' Jewel
HT, yb, 1902, Childs; flowers varying from dark copper-yellow to lighter, or vermilion with apricot yellow, medium, dbl. [sport of Killarney]
Book  (1936)  Page(s) 153.  
 
Childs Jewel (HT) Childs 1902; sport of Killarney; varies: deep coppery yellow to light or dark vermilion, occasionally also pink with apricot-yellow, medium to large, semi-double, fine form, fragrance 7/10, floriferous, growth 6/10, well-branched, bushy.
Book  (1926)  Page(s) 58.  
 
Chas. E. F. Gersdorff, Washington, D.C.  Budded and Own-Root roses.
'Mignonette', a delightful little Tea-Polyantha, has been growing and blooming in the same spot for over fifteen years, and so has Child's Jewel, a Tea rose, both in very light loamy soil.  The latter is not the true name, I am sure;  it is often considered a sport of 'Killarnery', though it has none of the 'Killarney' characters.
Book  (1922)  Page(s) 170.  
 
Childs, John Lewis. Floral Park, N.Y.
See Childs' Jewel, H.T.t: Winter Gem, T.

Childs' Jewel, H.T.f (Childs, 1902.) Sport from Killarney. 15.
Book  (1917)  Page(s) 120.  
 
Childs' Jewel, H.T. (Childs, 1902.) Sport from Killarney. 15.
Website/Catalog  (15 Feb 1896)  
 
Childs' Jewel  The Rose of Many Colors. Flowers of Various Colors Borne on the Same Plant at the Same Time.
During the past few years we have introduced several new Roses, some of which are among the most valuable known at the present time, such as "Champion of the World," "Mary Washington," etc. We now offer the most remarkable Rose in cultivation, as well as the most novel and beautiful one. Childs' Jewel produces flowers which range in color from dark orange-yellow to crimson, variegated, blotched, mottled etc. A plant in bloom shows no two flowers alike. Some will be dark yellow; others, light yellow, buff, saffron, light and dark crimson, pink, blush, apricot, etc.; while others will be variegated in a most beautiful manner. As may well be imagined, the sight which such a plant in bloom presents is a novel and beautiful one. It is a pure Tea Rose, the flower being large, delightfully fragrant, and in both bud and blossom exquisitely beautiful. It is a free grower, and a profuse bloomer, especially in the open ground. As a rose novelty this is the most remarkable ever introduced, and as may well be imagined creates a sensation wherever seen, and sells readily at two and three dollars each when in bloom.
 
Magazine  (1893)  Page(s) 46-47.  
 
Züchter: J. L. Childs.
Childs Jewel (Thee). Strauch wüchsig, reichblühend, besonders im Freien; Blume gross, sehr wohlriechend, Knospe und Blüte ausserordentlich schön, Farbe der einzelnen Blumen sehr veränderlich, von dunkelgelb bis hell und dunkel zinnober, andere Blumen derselben Pflanze sind rosa, aprikoseufarbig u. s. w. ....
Etwas Vorsicht ist trotzdem geboten, auch bei Childs Jewel. 

Translation:
Breeder: J.L. Childs.
Child's Jewel (Tea). Shrub vigorous, floriferous, especially outdoors; Flower large, very fragrant, bud and blossom extremely beautiful, color of the individual flowers very variable, from dark yellow to light and dark vermilion, other flowers on the same plant are pink, apricot-colored, etc. ... Some caution is still advised, even with Childs Jewel.
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