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1923-018:28 Rg Form; Rose. Size: Large. Color: Total effect, flesh pink. Guards, shell-pink. Collar next to guards, white. Center, extreme, same as guards. Petals between collar and center, flesh pink. Petals: Guards, broad and rounded, somewhat notched at the ends. Collar next to guards, inconspicuous, and stamenoids very narrow. Center, extreme, filled with narrow fringed carpelodes, shorter than outer petals. Calyx; Dark green, with crimson edges and midrib. Stem: Drooping. Odor: Sweet. Remarks: This is a promising flower with high center, but, as examined, it is a little too rough in build and lacks strength of stem. (Note. Above blossom taken from small plant.) Seedling # 49A.

1928-B:37 Double. 9.0 (Sym. 1925). Pink. 1928-B-d:107 Double type; large; midseason. Light rose-pink with a tinge of old-rose; as it develops the outer petals droop sharply and the inner ones incurve about a perfect rose-bud center; mild rose fragrance. Average height; floriferous; excellent stems. Good foliage. A good sort for general planting as the flowers have high quality and are sturdy enough to last well in the garden. Awarded Certificate of Honorable Mention at London (Ontario), June 16, 1922. “A flower of refined form and texture, in a class with PRESIDENT WILSON and EDWIN C. SHAW. Midseason to late. Tall. Fragrance usually strong.”—Thurlow.

1940-Cat-CHN:53 9.0 Large blooms of light rose-pink. Guard petals rounded, somewhat notched at the ends, full, high center. The center petals are incurved, giving the flower a perfect rosebud center. Fragrant. Midseason to late. Excellent both for cut flowers and garden use. Honorable Mention A. P. S., 1922. L. D.

1976-K:048 (Thurlow, 1921) – Double – Pink – Midseason. Average height. Mild rose fragrance. Large. Light rose-pink with tinge of old-rose; as it develops the outer petals droop sharply and the inner ones incurve about a perfect rose-bud center. Floriferous; excellent stems. Good foliage. A good sort for general planting as the flowers have high quality and are sturdy enough to last well in the garden. M. Bulletin 18.