Book  (1920)  Page(s) 185.  
 
WYNDMOOR, H.T. (Meyers & Samtman, 1907.) American Beauty X Safrano. 39.
 

Magazine  (11 Apr 1908)  Page(s) 544.  
 
Edwin Lonsdale
I had the pleasure recently of seeing flowers of the novelty among roses heading these notes and was more favorably impressed with it than ever. It was exhibited at the American Rose Society's exhibition recently held in Chicago, and awarded a silver cup. Its origin is interesting because the blood of two famous roses courses through its veins. The pollen patent is the great American Beauty, the rose that has made more money for the rose growers, dealers and the wholesalers of America than all the other roses combined, probably, and if the figures could be computed with anything like accuracy the profits on diamonds would pale into comparative insignificance. The seed parent was Safrano, a good old favorite in its day, and still grown as one of the debutante favorites, and as reminiscences for the belles of 30 years or so ago. So that we must all confess that it is well bred.

A celebrated rose grower of Massachusetts said when the rose William Francis Bennett was a novelty and its pedigree was being discussed "never mind the pedigree, can he trot?" Judging from the number of Wyndmoor that were cut by Myers and Samtman for Christmas there is no doubt on the score of productiveness, and the quick way it breaks after being cut, may be seen when examining it growing. It is a darker pink than Killarney and retains the color until fully open. It has more petals than the last-named favorite, and looks as though it ought to be equally as valuable for growing outdoors as for forcing. Indeed it was the bright color of the flowers as produced by the original seedling plant, growing outdoors, that first attracted the attention of the senior partner as to its possible value, and it is to be hoped that he will be well rewarded for his quickness of perception and that it will prove a valuable rose for the public.

Book  (1908)  Page(s) 295.  
 
“Wyndmoor” is another Pennsylvania seedling, as it is a native of Montgomery County, and was raised from seed in a rose-growing locality by the name which the new rose is known by, namely Wyndmoor. This rose growing settlement is about one half mile over the dividing line the City Hall Philadelphia and one half mile over the dividing line between Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties. There are now seven separate establishments located here, where in the year 1880, one only was started in a very modest and unpretentious way. It takes about five thousand tons of coal every winter to heat the numerous greenhouses here. The new rose now under consideration is a seedling between the well known and celebrated "American Beauty" and "Safrano," another old time favorite, which flourished at the same time with the Bon Silene, above referred to. Wyndmoor is also pink in color, resembling in that respect the Hybrid Remontant, "Mrs. John Laing," though the flower of the new rose is not quite so large as the older variety, but it has the advantage of being a perpetual bloomer. It is very well thought of by those who admire and use flowers in large quantities. At one of the swell balls held a week or two ago in Philadelphia, buds and open blossoms of this variety were used to the number of seventeen hundred and gave entire satisfaction. So far this new variety has only been used for winter flowering.

Magazine  (13 Mar 1899)  
 
2 Silver Cups. 2 Certificates of Merit
The New Cheerful Pink Rose
"Wyndmoor"
Has run the gauntlet of the American Rose Society in Washington, 1907, Chicago, 1908, with the above results, scoring 81 points in Washington and 84 points in Chicago.
The keeping quality of this rose is shown when after the long transportation to Chicago, it was put on exhibition Wednesday and given away Friday night to be used for further decoration.

WYNDMOOR is a bread and butter Rose. It can be handled to produce specials with stems 36 inches long, or it can be pinched to produce quantity, winter or summer. We have cut ten buds to a plant for three consecutive months. It is a three hundred and sixty-five day Rose.
Meyers & Samtman
Wyndmoor
Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia.