Article (newspaper)  (1 Nov 1917)  Page(s) 5.  
 
The spring rose show of the National Rose Society of Victoria was opened yesterday….
Yesterday the collection of seedlings exhibited by Mr Alister Clark was much admired, and particularly fine amongst these was an as yet unnamed variety, which experts spoke of as the best seedling of the show.
Followed by.....
A bunch of almost scarlet specimens, THE RUDDY, in the same group were remarkably fine for colour and shape.