Dorothy Perkinsn.
A popular variety of rambling rose which bears clusters of double pink flowers.
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1903 W. Paul Rose Garden (ed. 10) 262 Dorothy Perkins, an erect growing variety [of Rosa wichuraiana] of great beauty.
1908 J. H. Pemberton Roses 314 Dorothy Perkins (Wich.) Jackson & Perkins, 1901.—Shell pink, white centre.—Very vigorous pillar.
1912 H. H. Thomas Compl. Gardener 110 Liberties may be taken with the Dorothy Perkins class of rose that would lead to disappointment with other kinds.
1913 H. H. Thomas Rose Bk. 13 Dorothy Perkins.—The most popular of all wichuraiana roses, bearing large clusters of big, double, rich pink blossoms.
1915 Star 5 Aug. 2/6 Suburban gardens round London are aflame with blooming ‘Dorothys’.
1941 L. MacNeice Plant & Phantom 59 A trellis of Dorothy Perkins roses.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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