"Mrs. Malcolm Rorty" rose References
Book (1936) Page(s) 447. Malcolm Rorty, Mrs. (?) in America ca. 1930; vivid pink, continuous bloom, growth 7/10.
Book (1932) Page(s) 106. And another is still deeper pink, more the color of the brighter blooms on Old Blush China, with a white shank to the petals and having much less fulness of flower. There is a sporting.... By observing throughout next summer we may be able to name this one, "Le Rosier Noisette a Fleurs Rouges," but for the present we are calling it Mrs. Malcolm Rorty because she found it. I regret that I have no photographs of the last two but they came into our midst too late for photographs of good bloom this year. These are especially delightful old roses with dainty, charming buds...
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