Samuel-Darragh-Mcgredy-iv 1932-2019 died

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Thanks for this, Henry.

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I never met Sam, though I read some of his notes on Rec.gardens.roses back in the mid-1990s.

Looking for a specific note (but not finding it) I got this one from 10/19/96 instead, discussing the rose ‘Hector Deane’, which hints at his humor.

Hector Deane was our family surgeon. He took out my tonsils, in bed, at home, when I was circa 4 yrs old. I remember it vividly as my woolly stuffed bunny rabbit wet the bed that night, and I got blamed for it:)

Hector lived to a ripe old age, and always boasted about his rose. I didn’t dare tell him he was a so-and-so for rust. He had a fantastic perfume.

Karl

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There was another note I’ve tried to find, but can’t.The subject had turned to gene-splicing. Some guy led us to believe that a blue rose would be coming out just any minute … that was back about 1996 or 1997.

Sam chimed in that anyone who tried to gene-splice one of the patented McGredy roses should expect to be sued. Sam was already retired, but still protective of his patents.

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