Gardening Illustrated (April 7, 1906) p. 69
ROSE EDMOND DESHAYES (HYBRID TEA). The raiser of this Rose, M. Bernaix, has not overwhelmed us with his novelties, but what he has introduced are remarkable for a vigour of growth quite above the average. M. Bernaix gave us such splendid sorts as Mme. Berkeley, one of the loveliest of Tea Roses; Prefet Monteuil, which is none too well known; Mme. Wagram, a Rose of sterling quality, both in bloom and growth; Mme. Clemence Marchise, one of the sweetest little buds I know of, and of a quaint colour approaching cochineal; and last, but not least, Souvenir de Wm. Robinson, one of the best Roses for beautiful colouring that we have had for many seasons. In Edmond Deshayes we have a Rose that possesses a very vigorous, upright growth, something of the erect Gloire Lyonnaise style, yet its clusters of blossom are produced in spreading shoots resembling a Tea Rose. It is a first rate garden variety, with creamy-white, flesh-tinted blossoms of large size and imbricated in form. If I were planting a low hedge which I desired to grow some 3 feet to 4 feet high, I should plant Edmond Deshayes, for its erect style would just fit it for the purpose. It strikes well from cuttings when inserted around pots and plunged in a dung-bed during March, and a stock of it could be quickly raised up. I do not say there is anything very remarkable about Edmond Deshayes, but it is a useful variety that never fails to grow well, and on that account a welcome addition to the hybrid Teas.
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