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'Mrs. Whitman Cross' rose References
Website/Catalog (1964) Page(s) 65.
'Mrs. Whitman Cross'. Climbing Hybrid Tea. 8 - 10 feet. A fine climber with glossy foliage, produces its exquisite flowers profusely. The long, pointed buds and big semi-double, fragrant blooms are orange-apricot, overlaid, suffused, and sometimes striped with pink tones. Hard to image such a medley of colors? It's true! $2.00
Book (1958) Page(s) 271.
Mrs. Whitman Cross. Cl. HT. (C.W. Cross; int. B&A, '43.) Nanjemoy X Marion Cran. Bud long pointed; fl. large, semi-dbl., open, fragrant, orange-apricot, overlaid pinkish, reverse sometimes striped rose-pink. Fol. glossy, soft. Ht. 8-9 ft. as cl. or pillar, upright.
Book (1955) Page(s) 61-62.
Mrs. Whitman Cross (1945). CHT. Long, pointed, especially fine buds; large clusters of 4-inch, semidouble, open orange-and-apricot blooms with a pinkish sheen, sometimes rose stripe on reverse; long stems. Repeated bursts of bloom. Glossy, soft foliage.Excellent upright grower to 10 feet. Very hardy, and blooms first season after planting. Tea fragrance.
Book (1945) Page(s) 225.
Mrs. Whitman Cross... (Mrs. Whitman Cross; intro. by Bobbink & Atkins, 1944.)
Book (1945) Page(s) 21.
J. Horace McFarland. Why Grow Roses in Wartime?
...There are occasional flashes from the amateur, such as one from that grand old man of the Rose, Dr. Whitman Cross, who has made a variety named for his wife.
Book (1944) Page(s) 228.
New Roses of All The World.
Mrs. Whitman Cross CHT (Dr. Whitman Cross; intro by Bobbink & Atkins, 1943). Nanjemoy x Marion Cran. Bud large, long-pointed; flower large, semi-double, open, very lasting, orange-apricot, overlaid with a pinkish sheen, sometimes striped rose-pink at back of petals. Foliage abundant, glossy, soft. Climbing 8 to 9 ft as a climber or pillar), upright; free bloomer in June, Aug to Oct.
Book (1943) Page(s) 18.
R. Marion Hatton. The World's New Roses
Dr. Cross has a C.H.T. which he considered good enough to name Mrs. Cross, and it appeared this spring as Mrs. Whitman Cross. Flowers are a blend of orange-apricot, overlaid with a pinkish sheen. They have some fragrance, and the plant does some repeating.
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