The front page of the Buisman Heerde catalog (autumn 1929) contains a color photograph of the rose Charles P. Kilham. This rose is here attributed to: G. Beckwith & Son.
From Wills cigarette cards, Roses – a series of 40 cards. Issued in 1936.
No 5.
CHARLES P. KILHAM
(Hybrid Tea.)
Introduced 1926
Brilliant orange orient-red
This is a variety for every garden. The buds are long and pointed, opening to large well-shaped blooms. The growth is vigorous and the foliage mildew-proof. Good for bedding or specimen plants, growing well in almost any position. It is rather a volatile variety, so should be pruned the first week in April to four eyes. It makes a fine Standard Rose. Awarded a Gold Medal of the .National Rose Society.
From "Rose Garden Primer," by Eber Holmes, 1930, p. 76. Caption: "Large beautifully shaped blooms of brilliant red orange, suffused with glowing scarlet. Photo courtesy Bobbink & Atkins, Rutherford, N.J."
