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'Luciole' rose Reviews & Comments
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From the 1888 Robert Scott & Son, Penrose Nurseries catalogue, page 4 (facing coloured plate):
"New Tea Rose - Luciole.
The finest New French Rose of the year, and our illustration fails to do justice to the exquisite blending of the colors. It is a moderately vigorous grower and a free bloomer. The flowers are large, full and of good substance; color bright rose carmine, tinted with yellow, reverse of petals yellow saffron. The buds are long and of exquisite form, and to all lovers of fine Roses this variety will be welcome for cultivating in the bud state. 50 cts each."
There is a very similar description in the 1889 catalogue, without the reference to the illustration, and the price had dropped to 25 cents.
There's also this from the Nanz & Neuner Floral Catalog 1899, page 25:
"LUCIOLE. Very bright carmine-rose, tinted and shaded saffron base, coppery, back of petals bronze, large and full, finely scented, good shape, long buds."
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Thank you HubertG. References added.
I have also added "prickly pedicel" to the main page. Thanks for pointing that out. (The 1888 Ref and your and Virginia's valuable illustrations clearly show this characteristic.)
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#2 of 5 posted
1 JUN 18 by
 HubertG
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There's also this from the Dingee & Conard New Guide to Rose Culture 1903, page 55.
"LUCIOLE
An Excellent Variety
A grandly beautiful Rose; the flowers are extra large somewhat cupped form, but quite full and double, color clear cherry red, with rich golden-yellow center, elegantly shaded, delightfully perfumed. In the open ground this lovely variety makes a strong, quick growth, producing its flowers remarkably early and continuing in bloom profusely."
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Thank you. Reference added.
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#4 of 5 posted
7 JUN 18 by
HubertG
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From "The American Florist" 1887 page 59.
"Luciole. - This is a seedling of Red Safrano, of splendid color, strongly scented, free in bloom, forces freely and a promising variety. Predominating color a soft crimson shaded with golden yellow. Forces well."
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Thanks. Reference added.
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You have a czech nursery lising this, could it be the rambler by Nonin as their climate is pretty severe for a tea
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Good point, we'll have to double check with them.
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