Re: ALISTER ALISTAIR

Bill Grant wrote:

>The rose name is Alister. Now, does this not mean it was named after a
>boy/man? Is it always masculine? Beverly is not always feminine.
>And is Alistair having the same problems?
>There is no Lady at the beginning.
>The RNRS annuals, all of them, barely ever mention this great rose but then
>that group is gaga over HTs. regards, bill

I've just hauled some old rose books out of the case and you are quite
right.  Goodness knows how I've picked that one up, but I've always
referred to is as Lady....  As for the spelling of Alistair/Alister -
the former is the most frequent spelling with which I'm familiar.  I
must look harder in future - thanks for picking me up on this Bill.

Dave P
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