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'Mildred Grant' rose Reviews & Comments
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American Rose Society
Annual Proceedings AND BULLETIN.1908.
page 55
FROM A FRIEND ACROSS THE SEA.
Essay on Hybridisation.
By Alex. Dickson, Acting Director of Alex. Dickson & Sons, Ltd., Royal
Irish Nurseries, Newtownards, County Down.
page 60
'Mildred Grant resulted from a seedling between Niphetos and Madame Willermoz in the first instance,crossed with a seedling of our own, which is not in commerce.'
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#1 of 3 posted
3 OCT 09 by
 jedmar
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Thank you for this clarification!
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Thanks Sandie
This rose was very popular in Australia from the time of its introduction right up to the 2nd WW. Most refs repeat the Niphetos/Mme Melanie Willermoz parentage and I've always wondered why the offspring of two classic old Teas would be classed as an HT, but from what you've found here, the breeding wasn't as simple as it seemed.
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#3 of 3 posted
26 JUL 12 by
CybeRose
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According to the article, the unnamed seedling was descended from 'Mrs. W. J. Grant'.
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