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We are Nimet Monasterly-Gilbert and Alan Gilbert at: [email protected] Newsletter of the World Federation of Rose Societies, Conservation and Heritage Group, Vol 13 - 12-2015 - 1 - %"##!#!!# "#"' -.'$&.,-0*- MY ADVENTURES IN RAMBLERS By DOMINIQUE MASSAD Rambling roses have always fascinated me: their vigor, their exuberance and remarkable blooms. But in the 1980s there were no cultivated varieties that rebloomed and their range of colors was limited. At the time I was just beginning to hybridize roses, and I believed it would be interesting to develop new colorful varieties that would rebloom. I was, of course, well aware of the particular difficulties that these roses present. Rambling roses take several years to bloom, which slows down the breeding process. But I felt the game was “worth the candle”. Other rose breeders having already worked with Rosa gigantea, I turned towards other species roses, namely Rosa filipes, Rosa soulieana and Rosa helenae. Crosses using Rosa filipes :@?:% *#+%$$!$'$&*3 %$%4( '$%%L’Haÿ-les-Roses#1$% &$% %'#%*. % $%#% (% 3 %$%4. ( $ !# * #* %&# # $$1 $ % )$(%$'# # %#$.($% "&#$$# % % #1 % $!# :@?;. % $$ (# $ (1 # % $%%#%.$% &#(!%*!#%$4#1 % &#!%. .&%%$&#''%#$ (##$1 ' ! ! $ #$. $ #* $ :@?= 1%$#!&$ (% $ ##$! % %$#!% %%*!1Another each year set out spindling branches and did not bloom. The last had very shiny leaves but was sensitive to odium nor did it bloom. These different aspects have led me to believe that the original seeds were not those of the true species but the result of an uncontrolled natural hybridization. This would be confirmed by the results of further crosses. (Photo of TOPFILS, “Acturus”) * :@?>. ' &! &$ % %%# %( &% %& (% % #$% %% 1 % % !#% $'# # $$$ !# #. &$ % ( # $$ $ % 0 78 3 &#%% $$*4 ) 3#%4 ( #$&% * #$% # $$0 3 !+4 ( $ %#$% &$ %$ & (#$!!2$%!#&178‘Rosabelle’, a good blooming pink noisette which had erroneously been sold to me as being ‘Le Vésuve‘. (C) ‘Sanguinea’ a chinensis rose with large, blood-red, single petals blooms. The three crosses succeeded and were given, in order, the following names: TOPFIL, CHIFIL, and VESFIL. Newsletter of the World Federation of Rose Societies, Conservation and Heritage Group, Vol 13 - 12-2015 - 2 - %"##!#!!# "#"' -.'$&.,-0*- In 1988, using the pollen of the initial Rosa filipes on a tea-noisette which had been sold to me as being ‘Maréchal Niel’ (but which turned out to be ‘Rêve d’Or’), the resulting cross has been given the name MARFIL. The seeds resulting from the crosses made in 1987 and planted in 1988 grew to seedlings which I culled according to what most interested me. $'#$% %( %*!$ # $$.% $#$ .% %#$.3 !+41%$#$%# &!$!## &($$! (%'#*$*'$%% :@@:1$3 !+4.% $# $ !.%$##%##.( %#&##% #%$ !#&1%$'%$%&*5%&#&$67! % !#' &$!8 $ %*%!&% %#%1Another specimen with simple pale yellow blooms in corymb, non- recurrent but with remarkable foliage that is a matte green and very healthy. Its study name was “Souchon”. While it has not been kept, it was used to hybridize with others before being discarded. The dwarf varieties of TOPFILs appeared very interesting as not only were they remontant but also highly scented. Unfortunately, they were virtually sterile, either as male or female parent, rendering them useless to back-cross with. $%#%# $$$'#$% $)(!%$%% % % #$%*#.&%! $$$$%#%$ 1 : % %% $% %#$% ! %% (% &# &$ $#% $. $# #$ ( &'"&$%&###1 '$ (# %# %1 ('#. % '# ($ $#1 ; $ $#' (% % $%&* 5,!,61 '#* %( # $ (% $2 & (% % (% ! $1 % ($ !&% % #% ;9:< ' % 3##* #&4 7 ! % %81 CHIFIL 4 is similar to “Céphée’” but flowers later in the season and the corymbs have fewer blooms. It has been named “Almédia”. CHIFIL 3, 5 and 6 were not retained as they did not possess enough interesting characteristics. As for the VESFILs, in 1988 three seeds germinated and grew satisfactorily. In 1989 three additional seeds germinated but one soon died. Of the five remaining roses that bloomed in 1991 only one was kept and given the study name of “Edénia” (photo on right). It is fertile and its seeds germinate satisfactorily. A rose with strong development whose branches exceed six meters. The healthy leaves are shiny and red when young. The pink flower buds are pointed and open into a semi-double bloom of pale pink. It has yet to be put on the market. Newsletter of the World Federation of Rose Societies, Conservation and Heritage Group, Vol 13 - 12-2015 - 3 - %"##!#!!# "#"' -.'$&.,-0*- Of the MARFILs, among the seeds sown, only one survived and my attention was drawn to its leaves as well as to the juvenile branches which remain crimson all spring. This trait is no doubt due to the female parent with a Tea origin. I had to wait until 1991 for it to bloom but my patience was rewarded for, although the turbinated blooms are small, they are held on large corymbs and are scented. It is to date, the loveliest of the series and was put on the market in 2008 with the name of ‘Parc de Maupassant’ ( photo on right). The original rose is planted in my garden and the longest branches are over eight meters long, smothering a nearby ‘Albizia julibrissin’. Crosses using Rosa soulieana In this instance I did not begin with a botanical variety but with a hybrid of Rosa soulieana and Rosa rubrifolia