Henri Antoine Jacques

These three estates totalled several thousand acres, earning him a salary, with free housing, clothing, food, horses, etc.

These stemmed in part from Rosa sempervirens, introduced from 1826 onwards and its varieties still popular today because of an ability to climb over arches, trellises and walls, producing a profusion of nodding flowers.

Other varieties which remained popular were the 1828 ‘Félicité-Perpétue’ - Perpetua and Felicity were two Christian women martyred for their faith in Carthage in AD203.

The laboratory of Micromolecular Biology and Phytochemistry of the Université Claude Bernard in Lyon has studied the genetic provenance of some of the most celebrated of Antoine Jacques’ roses, in an attempt to reveal their parentage.

[3] Antoine Jacques, besides being a zealous and gifted gardener, was acquainted with the writings of eminent botanists from all over the world.