1848, Lémon
'Pacquita' (Jean-Nicolas Lémon, 1848) TB. Midseason bloom. Color Class R7D.
See below:
From Wing Seed catalog, 1919: "MME. PACQUITTE — (Pall.) Early. Beautiful rosy-claret self. Forty-two inches. 25c." |
From Fryer's catalog, 1921: "Bright, rosy claret; very handsome. 40". 30¢." |
Paris Herbarium 1848; Hort. Fr. 1857; Robert Parker 1874; Van Geert 1893; Dr. William Terrell Macoun 1908, Farr 1912; Oldown Nursery 1920; Wing Seed Co. 1920; Bommersbach 1939; Fremont 1939; https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/225130#page/201/mode/1up and image at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/225130#page/194/mode/1up |
Mad. Pacquette, Mme Pacquette, Mme. Pacquitte, Pacquit; note: Mme stands for Madame (french spelling).
Pacquette is common french name, but it could be Paquita (a ballet created at the Paris Opera on 1 April 1846, with Carlotta Grisi).
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I | Attachment | Action | Size | Date | Who | Comment |
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JPG | MmePacquette-sfib.JPG | manage | 88 K | 25 Jul 2017 - 13:10 | UnknownUser | From SFIB website (France) |
JPG | pacquita.JPG | manage | 518 K | 17 Jul 2018 - 21:54 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection. |
JPG | pacquita1.JPG | manage | 600 K | 17 Jul 2018 - 21:55 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection. |