History

1918-B006-I:09 synonym of Lamartine (Calot)

1921-B014:12 Symposium II rating: 8.2

1923-SPN:346 syn. Lamartine

1928-B:34 Double. 8.2 (Sym. 1921). Syn., Lamartine. (Calot, 1860) Pink.

1928-B-d:099 Double type; very large; early midseason. Clear rose-pink, fading to light old-rose with silver-tipped petals; mild, pleasing fragrance. Tall; floriferous; sprawling stems. Good foliage. Its chief merit is its size, which is sometimes enormous. Likely to be a coarse, rough flower of flattish form, and it seems to be of best quality on young plants. Stems too weak to support blooms. Original name was LAMARTINE, (Calot, 1860), but is called GIGANTEA to distinguish it from another LAMARTINE introduced by Lemoine.

1976-K:035 (Calot, 1860) Syn. LAMARTINE. – Double – Pink – Early Midseason. Tall. Mild, pleasing fragrance. Very large. Clear rose-pink, fading to light old-rose -with silver tipped petals. Floriferous; sprawling stems. Good foliage. Its chief worth is its size, which is sometimes enormous. Likely to be a coarse, rough flower of flattish form, and it seems to be of best quality on young plants. Stems too weak to support blooms. Called Gigantea to distinguish it from another Lamartine introduced by Lemoine. M.