DIJON ROSES.
Dean Hole, one of our greatest authorities on roses, is reported to have said (and I think with good cause): “Were I condemned to have but one rose for the rest of my life I should ask before leaving the dock to be presented with a strong plant of Gloire de Dijon.” As an all-round rose, good and reliable in every description, we have nothing to equal this rose. Undoubtedly in a few points (which are liable to a serious discount in other directions) many roses are superior to this. A florist would doubtless prefer La France. An exhibitor would prefer a 'Horace Vernet, but for popular use and garden decoration, this excels all others, except in the matter of variety of colouring amongst its kindred.
Gloire de Dijon (Jacotot, 1853) is the best known of all roses. It is always classed as a pure Tea.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLIII, Issue 2, 14 July 1909, Page 42
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148DIJON ROSES. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLIII, Issue 2, 14 July 1909, Page 42
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