 Aimée Vibert syn. ‘Bouquet de la Mariée’
Old, Noisette, White, Repeat-Flowering.
The buds and blooms together offer an enchanting scene, with the brilliant foliage adding to this charming rose. The outer petals are concave and the inner ones are small and tousled. The flowers are medium sized un umbel-like clusters, and the buds have a red flush. The strong musk scent helped this rose to become the most popular of the early Noisettes. Vibert raised the plant at his test grounds at Longjumeau near Paris, and he named it after his devoted daughter. ‘Aimée Vibert’ may take 3 years before it blooms as it expends its early energy in producing canes and bountiful foliage. It is at its best in autumn. 
Alba Maxima syn. Rosa alba maxima, ‘Great Double White’, ‘Maxima’, ‘The Jacobite Rose’, ‘Cheshire Rose’Old, Alba, White.This rose suffers from too many names, only a few of them listed above. Everyone wants o claim it and for good reason, as this is the creamiest of all the Albas.
Apopular rose for centuries, it grows to a large bush, reaching 8ft (2.4m) with a sparse habit. The flowers are 3-4 in (8-10cm) in diameter, opening flat with a faint buff edge and a lovely fragrance. Pale, gray-green foliage covers the canes, which have a few large prickles. ‘Alba Maxima’ flowers in summer, is disease resistant and needs little pruning. 
Alba Semi-Plena syn. Rosa x alba nivea, R. x alba suaveolensOld, Alba, White.The original of the Albas is lost, but there are many conjectures as to their parentage. With nearly single blooms with significant anthers, the largest of the Albas has a sweet scent and pure white flowers. The attractive gray-green leaves and autumn hips extend the season. Sometimes offered as simply ‘Semi-plena’, rosarians are divided over its worthiness. Some feel it is underrated and others feel that other Albas far outshine it. Michael Gibson, English rosarian, puts it on his list of favorite roses. It was introduced into the UK by invading Roman armies and shares the honor with the simple white Alba as the White Rose of York.
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