Title: Stories of Prairie-bred Rose Cultivar Names – Bred by Percy Wright.
Author: Pittao, Arnie F.
Published in: Prairie Garden 2008 Issue 69, p55, (2008).
Abstract: “The article features some of the Canadian Prairie-bred rose cultivar names bred by Percy Wright, a breeder of the Hazeldean rose. Alice is a Rosa woodsii named for Wright’s cousin, Alice Smith. Alison is a Rosa rugosa hybrid named for his youngest daughter. Augusta is a Rosa rugosa hybrid named because it blooms generously in August.”