Jean-Baptiste André Guillot

Jean-Baptiste André Guillot (9 December 1827 – 6 September 1893) was a nurseryman and rose hybridizer in Lyon, France, son of nurseryman and rose hybridizer Jean-Baptiste Guillot (10 December 1803 – 18 April 1882).

Guillot Fils, while working for his father, pioneered the propagation of rose rootstocks from seed rather than cuttings.

[2] Guillot Fils was an Honorary Member of the (Royal) National Rose Society in London.

[1] Guillot Fils died in 1893, leaving Pierre in charge of a thriving business with an international reputation.

Guillot Fils revolutionized the production of rose rootstocks through the use of seed propagation, rather than rooting cuttings.