"He lived and breathed them all the time. He was not a particularly social man. He was quite shy and very happy to dedicate his life to roses.
"He'd carry around a little book, forever making notes in his barely decipherable handwriting."
He had a very inquiring mind but it was mostly about roses."
Obituary of David Austin, founder of David Austin Roses, December 29, 2018, NYT
(Note: Constance Spry, a pink climbing rose with a myrrh scent.)
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