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Penzance|pɛnˈzæns|
The title of James Plaisted Wilde, Lord Penzance (1816–99), English lawyer and amateur horticulturist, used attrib. in Penzance briar, rose, to designate a rose belonging to a group of hybrids developed by him from the sweet briar, Rosa rubiginosa, and distinguished by scented foliage and single flowers.
[1891Jrnl. R. Hort. Soc. XIII. p. cxviii, One of the most interesting features in the exhibition was a stand of seedling Sweet Briar hybrids raised by the Right Hon. Lord Penzance... In the case of Lady Penzance the perfume of the leaves was retained in conjunction with small single flowers of a rosy-salmon hue.] 1902A. Foster-Melliar Bk. of Rose (ed. 2) ii. 20 It is a great mistake to plant these ‘Penzance’ or any other Sweet-briars in Rose-beds; for they are very strong growers. 1907Gardeners' Chron. 15 June 382/3 Rambler, Wichuraiana, and Penzance Roses will all submit to gentle forcing. 1912E. Willmott Genus Rosa II. 455 With the introduction of the Penzance Briars a new race of roses came into being. 1935N. Mitchison We have been Warned ii. 196 There were Penzance briars and species roses growing unpruned. 1956B. Park Collins' Guide to Roses xi. 195 Lord Penzance produced by hybridizing many distinct seedling varieties at the end of the XIXth century which he called Penzance Briars; they represent a distinct series. 1969C. Lloyd Gardening on Chalk & Lime vi. 60, I should avoid the Penzance briars... They are victims of black spot. |