'Mrs. George C. Thomas' rose References
Book (Apr 1993) Page(s) 396. Mrs. George C. Thomas Hybrid Musk, salmon-pink, center orange, 1925, 'Mme. Caroline Testout, Climbing' x 'Moonlight'; Thomas. Description.
Book (1936) Page(s) 703. Thomas, Mrs. George C. (cl. HT) Capt. Thomas jr. 1925; Climb. Testout X Moonlight; salmon-pink, center orange, edges vivid pink, golden-yellow stamens, medium to large, semi-double (2 rows of petals), lasting, solitary or up to 4, floriferous, repeats, good stems, many prickles, light green foliage, growth 8/10, climbing, 2,50m, dense.
Book (1933) Page(s) 191 (plate), 201. Description: moderate growth, blooms profusely in June and sparely afterwards. Flowers are almost single...showing tints of yellowish salmon-pink with a flame undertone when first open.
Website/Catalog (1929) Page(s) 63. Captain Thomas’ Everblooming Semi-Climbing Roses With the Lambertianas of Peter Lambert and the Hybrid Musks of the Rev. Pemberton, of which extensive collections are listed... above, this new race offers the nearest approach to Hardy Everblooming Climbers yet attained. These Roses are $2 each Mrs. George C. Thomas. (Capt. Thomas, 1921.) Orange buds, opening to light salmon-pink, semi-double flowers 2 to 2½ inches across, lighter in the center, suffused with a yellow glow. Plant about 8 feet high, and apparently hardy. Received American Rose Society’s Gold Medal and the Gold Medal of the City of Portland in 1921. Except Fascination, the only double one in the group. The color is very variable, sometimes pure salmon-orange, and at other times much of the Los Angeles tint. The autumn flowers are particularly attractive.
Book (1924) Page(s) 167. Cl. HT. Orange bud, opening light salmon-pink, with yellow glow at center, and bright yellow stamens; semi-double.
Book (1922) Page(s) facing p. 125. Includes photo(s). Plate XIII. New American Hardy Everblooming Climbing Rose. Mrs. George C. Thomas Orginated by Capt. George C. Thomas Jr, awarded three distinct honors in the 1921 trials at the Portland (Oregon) International Rose-Test Garden, as follows: Gold Medal for the best rose for general cultivation; Gold Medal for the best climber; also Special Award for the best rose produced by an amateur. (Reprinted from the 1920 Annual, where it was shown as "66 H, 1916.") See page 125.
Book (1922) Page(s) 125. In the annual test of new roses in the International Rose-Test Gardens, conducted by the Bureau of Parks at Portland, Ore., the seedling rose of Capt. George C. Thomas, Jr., known as No. 66 H, 1916, now named "Mrs. George C. Thomas," in honor of his mother, and which was illustrated as the frontispiece in the 1920 American Rose Annual and is reprinted in this Annual as Plate XIII, facing this page, won the highest honors. Under the awards it will receive the Gold Medal of the American Rose Society, the Gold Medal of the city of Portland for the best climbing rose, and the Silver Trophy of the Portland Rose Society for the best rose produced by an amateur.
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