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Died. Harry Wheatcroft, 78, flamboyant English rose grower; in Nottingham, England. Starting with one acre of land in 1919, Wheatcroft and his brother nurtured the business to sales of 1.5 million roses annually. To commemorate the wedding of the Queen's daughter to Capt. Mark Phillips, he crossbred a red and an orange rose and called the hybrid, simply, "Anne...
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