Regardless of the fact that it is impossible to assign credit to any defiinte person for the existence of these roses, they are good roses. In fact, recent history has taught us that marketing muscle will frequently trump quality in the distribution of new roses. Therefore, roses that have survived for centuries without strong backing from a powerful sponsor have done so on their own merits. For this reason alone, these roses deserve con
| Name | Color | Class | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alba Semi Plena | White | Alba | |
| Belle Amour | Shell Pink | Alba | 8.0 |
| Blush Damask | Rose | Damask | |
| Cabbage Rose | Rose | Centifolia | |
| Canary Bird | Primrose | Species Shrub | |
| Celestial | Pale Pink | Alba | 8.5 |
| Celsiana | Pink | Damask | 8.8 |
| Chloris | Pale Pink | Alba | |
| Complicata | Candy Pink | Gallica | 8.8 |
| Crepe de Chine | Scarlet | Large Flowered | 7.3 |
| Duc de Cambridge | Rose | Damask | |
| Duc de Fitzjames | Rose | Centifolia | |
| Dunwich Rose | Primrose | Hybrid Pimpinellifolia | |
| Empress Josephine | Pink | Gallica | 8.1 |
| Fortune’s Double Yellow | Pink/Yellow Blend | Rambler | 7.8 |
| Granny Grimmets | Purple | Hybrid Perpetual | |
| Great Maiden’s Blush | Shell Pink | Alba | 9.0 |
| Gros Choux d’Hollande | Pink | Bourbon | |
| Helen Hayes | Copper | Large Flowered | |
| Honorine de Brabant | Shell Pink | Bourbon | 8.3 |
| Irish Rich Marbled | Copper | Burnet | |
| Kazanlik | Pink | Damask | 7.6 |
| La Belle Sultane | Crimson | Gallica | 8.1 |
| Le Cirque | Orange | Cluster Flowered | |
| Leda | White | Damask | 8.2 |
| Madame Legras de St. Germain | White | Alba | 8.0 |
| Maiden’s Blush | Buff | Alba | 8.0 |
| Marie Leonida | Buff | Large Flower Climber | |
| Mutabilis | Pink/Yellow Blend | China | 8.7 |
| Nastarana | White | Noisette | 8.7 |
| Old Blush | Pink | China | 8.7 |
| Old Red Moss | Crimson | Moss | 9.3 |
| Park’s Yellow Tea Scented China | Buff | China | |
| Persian Yellow | Chrome Yellow | Species Shrub | |
| R. banksia banksia | White | Species Climber | 9.4 |
| R. banksia lutea | Yellow | Species Climber | 9.1 |
| R. banksia lutescens | Buff | Species Climber | |
| R. bracteata | White | Rambler | |
| R. carolina | Pink | Species Shrub | 8.1 |
| R. cinnamonea plena | Pink | Species Shrub | |
| R. eglanteria | Pink | Species Shrub | |
| R. foetida bicolor | Vermilion | Species Shrub | 7.7 |
| R. gallica officinalis | Rose | Species Shrub | |
| R. gallica versicolor | Mauve & White Striped | Gallica | |
| R. glauca | Pink | Species Shrub | |
| R. hugonis | Yellow | Species Shrub | 8.5 |
| R. moschata | White | Species Rambler | 9.0 |
| R. multiflora carnea | Candy Pink | Species Climber | |
| R. pimpinellifolia | White | Species Shrub | |
| R. rugosa alba | White | Hybrid Rugosa | 9.1 |
| R. rugosa rubra | Cerise | Species Shrub | 9.2 |
| R. sericea pteracantha | Pink | Species Shrub | 8.2 |
| R. virginiana | Pink | Species Shrub | 8.6 |
| R. wichurana | White | Species Climber | 7.2 |
| R. xanthena spontanea | Primrose | Species Shrub | |
| Rambling Rector | White | Rambler | |
| Robert le Diable | Mauve | Gallica | |
| Rose de Meaux | Candy Pink | Centifolia | 7.3 |
| Rose de Rescht | Cerise | Portland | 8.9 |
| Rose des Maures | Crimson | Gallica | |
| Rose du Roi a Fleures Pourpres | Lilac | Portland | |
| Rose Rhapsody | Cerise | Large Flowered | |
| Seven Sisters | Mauve | Rambler | 7.4 |
| Slater’s Crimson China | Red | China | 7.6 |
| Splendens | Crimson | Gallica | |
| Tuscany | Crimson | Gallica | 8.6 |
| Unique Blanche | White | Centifolia |