Search For Scent
A leading British rategrower, Mr Anthony Gregory, is to start an extensive search in Europa for roses with fragrance. During the last few years, he said, he had had hundreds of complaints from the public that the English rose seemed in danger of losing its scent Interbreeding had concentrated ao much on shape and colour that fragrance had nearly vanished. Tew sweet-smell-ing modern roses originate from English gardens,” said Mr Gregory. ‘"The majority are from the Continent and America. This is because home-growers lack the incentive to produce their own new types of roses when there is nothing to stop than copying and selling a rose produced by someone else." Foreign growers were protected by patent rights and British growers hoped roses would be included in patent laws soon. “Then perhaps the rose may once more become a true, aweet-amelliag English symbol." he said.— (London, August 7.)
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29588, 10 August 1961, Page 11
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