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Maréchal Niel|mareʃal nil|
Also anglicized Marshal Niel.
[Fr., f. the name of Adolphe Niel (1802–69), Marshal of France: see prec.]
A climbing Noisette rose of the variety so called, introduced in 1864, and bearing large, well-formed, fragrant, yellow flowers.
1864Gardeners' Chron. 17 Dec. 1202/2 First-class Certificates have been given to a Tea Rose called Maréchal Niel, produced by M. Eugène Verdier, of Paris...This variety appears to be one of the noblest of the yellows. 1867T. Rivers Rose Amateur's Guide (ed. 9) 136 The rose to which I allude is Marshal Niel. 1898H. Kirke 25 Yrs. Brit. Guiana iv. 81 Gardens in British Guiana are as a rule, disappointing... Roses, except the strong tea-scented ones like Maréchal Niel, will not flower successfully. 1899O. Wilde Importance of being Earnest ii. 67 Algernon. Might I have a button-hole first?.. Cecily. A Maréchale [sic] Niel? 1905Smart Set Sept. 157/2 You had a great bowl of Maréchal Niels on the piano. 1928[see Gloire de Dijon]. 1955G. S. Thomas Old Shrub Roses i. ix. 82 ‘Cloth of Gold’ was the parent of the famous ‘Maréchal Niel’. 1971N. Young Compl. Rosarian v. 76 Chromatella (also known as Cloth of Gold) became the parent in 1864 of Maréchal Niel which was the most esteemed of all yellow roses until well into this century. |