Barbier Frères & Compagnie

Barbier Frères & Compagnie was a commercial rose nursery best known for introducing large-flowered Wichurana ramblers to Europe in the early 1900's. The nursery was established in 1894 by brothers Albert & Eugene Barbier and located in Olivet, France, Rene Barbier, son of original co-founder, Albert Barbier, led the nursery's rose hybridizing program and is responsible for creating a new type of rambling rose that continues to be popular today. The nursery's most successful rose cultivars include: ''Albéric Barbier' (1900), 'Paul Transom' (1901), 'Alexandre Girault' (1909), and 'Albertine'(1921). The nursery closed in 1972.

Barbier Frères & Compagnie

Barbier Frères & Compagnie was a commercial rose nursery best known for introducing large-flowered Wichurana ramblers to Europe in the early 1900's. The nursery was established in 1894 by brothers Albert & Eugene Barbier and located in Olivet, France, Rene Barbier, son of original co-founder, Albert Barbier, led the nursery's rose hybridizing program and is responsible for creating a new type of rambling rose that continues to be popular today. The nursery's most successful rose cultivars include: ''Albéric Barbier' (1900), 'Paul Transom' (1901), 'Alexandre Girault' (1909), and 'Albertine'(1921). The nursery closed in 1972.