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| From 1939 catalog? This highly colorized photo does not look like the rose that we have. |
How do you find a rose that was first sold 80 years ago?Chances are pretty good that the rose is no longer in the trade. As new roses come in, people forget the old roses.
When searching for an old or vintage rose, the helpmefind website is very useful. You can find out who sells it and which gardens have it in their collections. Each lead led to a dead end, one after the other. Many rose experts and fans helped by tracking down their sources. Very often the rose had just died. Finally Thea read about my search on the Houzz forum? and she connected me with Becky who connected me with John, in San Diego.
Description from Helpmefind:
Golden-yellow, carmine-red veining. Mild, clove, fruity fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped, ruffled bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Description from the newspaper in February 17, 1940 calls it
Helpmefind has access to the Plant Patent 303.
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