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'Light Marbled' rose References
Book (1936) Page(s) 86. Double Crimson Marbled. Very small, marbled with lake and white, backs purplish. Flowers late.
Book (1839) Page(s) 217. ROSACEÆ. Garden Varieties I. spinosissima. 44 double crimson mottled
Book (1832) Page(s) 568. The following are the names of the Garden varieties of the Scotch Rose. Double Scotch Roses. double crimson marbled.
Magazine (1822) Page(s) 297-298. Descriptions and Account of the Varieties of Double Scotch Roses, cultivated in the Gardens of England. By Joseph Sabine, Esq. F. R. S. &c. Secretary. Read November 7th, 1820. The Double Crimson Marbled, has small and short peduncles, free from setae; the germen is small and semi-globose, and the sepals are small; the bud shews a dark tinge; the flower is very small, and rather more than semi-double; the petals are beautifully marbled with lake and white, and their backs shew the reticulations of their white veins over a rather conspicuous purplish colour. The fruits are few, black, small, and globose. This variety was received from Messrs. Dicksons, brothers, of Edinburgh, by Messrs. Whitley and Co. under the name of Light Marbled. It flowers late, and sometimes not very well.
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