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Date 18 juillet 1879
Comté Westmorland
Lieu Moncton
Journal The Times
Le langage employé dans les textes est tel qu’il a été transcrit par Daniel F. Johnson à partir des entrées dans les journaux originaux.
Alexander CLARK, grandfather of Jas. H. CLARK, planted a rose in his own garden in the Township of Oldtown, County of Monmouth, New Jersey in 1761. In 1777 he removed the root to New York. On the 24th May 1783, he came to Saint John and brought the root with him and planted it there, where it remained until 1787. He then brought it up to Queens Co. and planted it on the Maquapit Lake, Canning Parish. James H. Clark brought a root of it with him to Fredericton in 1877 and planted it on his place above Government House, and from this root over three hundred roses will be taken this season. It is known as the large double rose and throws out very sweet perfume. - 'Fredericton Reporter'