Bed 4E
The 2017 Roeding Centennial bed for the 'Peace' rose exhibit
In 2017 we restored two of the lost beds that were seen on the 1939 landscape drawing of the gardens. Here we planted five 'Peace' roses for the Roeding Centennial. Today we have six 'Peace' roses and several descendants. In triangular bed 4F we planted 'Perfume Delight.'
The 'Peace' rose has many names. In 1942, the rose called 'Peace' was introduced as 'Madame A. Meilland' by Meilland et Cie. The rose was awarded the Gold Medal National Horticultural Society of France in 1941, the year after Germany invaded France in WWII. In 1945 'Peace' was introduced in United States by Conard-Pyle (Star Roses).
'Peace' was patent number 591, dated June 15, 1943.
You probably wondered, what was the first plant patent? It was not a potato or something edible as you might think! The rose 'New Dawn' was the very first plant to be patented, patent number 1, dated August 18, 1931. It is still sold today and is an Earthkind rose. See the Smithsonian on rose patents.
From the Bench in front of the shed, you can see 'Elle', a 'Peace' descendant,
six 'Peace' Bushes,
and five Descendants, and one parent
The Roeding Centennial 2017
The gardeners created a 'Peace' rose bed in Bed 4E in honor of the California Nursery Company having provided 'Peace' roses to the delegates of first United Nations meeting in San Francisco. The California Nursery was one of the west coast propagators of the 'Peace' rose.
We borrowed the banners for Niles Mainstreet for the event.
Mayor Gus Morrison and Mayor Lily Mei came to visit the garden.
Betty Vandenburg introduced the 'Peace' rose on the cover of the 1946 catalog. The door of the 'Old Adobe' served as the background.
The hybridization record for the 'Peace' rose
Matthias Meilland posted this on Facebook on August 18, 2020. This is the record of the 'Peace' rose numbered 3-35.
From Helpmefind, the parentage of 'Peace':Seed:[ George Dickson × Souvenir de Claudius Pernet] × [ Joanna Hill × Charles P. Kilham]Pollen:Margaret McGredy
'Elle' (1999)
Two standard (tree) roses at the end of the bed closest to shed.
Mother: Purple Splendour. Father:Chicago Peace × Parador.
'Peace' (1935)
JH is one parent and we are looking for the other parents of 'Peace'
From Helpmefind:
seed:[ George Dickson × Souvenir de Claudius Pernet] × [ Joanna Hill × Charles P. Kilham]pollen:Margaret McGredy
A sport of 'Peace' found in 1959
Dutchie and 'Peace' rose
"Joseph's Coat" on the shed arbor. One was a found rose in the AARS Test garden in the back of the park. A new JC was bought to match. Floribunda, before 1963.
The 'Peace Dove' Doodle
The painting on the garden club's "headquarters" is brought out on special event days. The Dove and Rose drawing was copied from the 1946 catalog.
During the 1940s, small drawings (doodles) started to show up on the catalog pages. This doodle appears to have originated from the Star Roses catalog.
in 1947 Star Roses featured a medal using the "Dove and Rose" logo.