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Rose Discoverer
Listing last updated on Fri Apr 2025
Andrew Wilson Campbell (1852 Scotland - December 5, 1917 Clontarf, County Dublin), Head gardener of Olivier Charlotte Guinness, Lady Ardilaun (August 27, 1850 - December 13, 1925) at St. Anne's Estate, Clotarf, outside of Dublin
[From Find a Grave ] In the 1901 census, the Campbell family were living at Bettyville, Clontarf.
present were, Andrew Campbell, aged 49, a Gardener, born in Scotland. Hannah, his wife, aged 39, born in Co. Kerry. [and 5 children]
[From Irish Gardening, January 1918, p. 13:] Andrew Campbell of St. Anne's, Clontarf .... He came to St. Anne's in the year 1869 at the age of 17.... He rose to be foreman. and, after some years, went to my cousin, Harry Herbert, of Muckross, and to the Railway Hotel at Killarney, as Head Gardener. In these two places he remained for 6 years, and then came to us at Ashford as Head Gardener, where he was for 14 years, and returned to St. Anne's in 1895. so that he has been with us for the whole of his working life, 48 years, with the exception of the 6 years that he was at Killarney. As you know, he raised the fine Lobelias, Firefly, Lord Ardilaun and Gloire de St. Anne's, besides other seedlings which we did not name, and he was the first raiser of a seedling from the white Anemone Honorine Joubert, which he named Lady Ardilaun, and which at the time made a great sensation, and was noticed by French nurserymen. He also raised at St. Anne's the charming little Rose, Souvenir de St. Anne's.
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