Newsletter  (Jul 2016)  Page(s) 10.  
 
[From "Felicitas Svejda: Who changed the way Northern Countries see Roses", by Claire Laberge & Roch Rollin, pp. 7-12]
After Dr Svejda retired, the rose breeding program was moved to Ag-Can L'Assomption Station where Ian Ogilvie (plant breeder) and Neville P. Arnold (plant physiologist) continued to release roses in the Explorer Series and worked on developing culture media for the micropropagation of all new cultivars selected for release. They introduced twelve of Dr Svejda's seedlings obtained from the tetraploid roses program. After the rose breeding program was moved again, some were also introduced from Ag-Can St-Jean-sur-Richelieu Station:
‘Lambert Closse' 1994; formerly Ottawa 'U33' = ('Arthur Bell' × 'John Davis');

Book  (2012)  Page(s) 109.  
 
Lambert Closse, Medium pink, 50+, 36", Repeat
An Explorer rose. Deep pink buds open into light to medium pink lightly fragrant, ruffled flowers about 3 inches (7.5 cm) wide. Whitish pink on the outside, deeper pink inside, Floiage is glossy, light green and disease resistant. Moderate repeat bloom. Hips in fall. Very hardy (zone 3).

Book  (2008)  Page(s) 44.  
 
p. 27: 'De Montarville', 'George Vancouver', 'Lambert Closse', 'Nicolas' and 'Royal Edward' were tested in Ottawa for three years. They are bush roses....
'Lambert Closse' was released in 1995. It was derived from 'Arthur Bell' x 'John Davis'. It is a hardy rose with a long flowering season and free bloom. It is susceptible to blackspot. The very double flowers are lovely in the half-open stage. They are slightly fragrant, light pink, fading to xcream. It was named in honour of the Centennial of the Saint lambert Horticultural Society.

p. 44: Graph 7 Bush roses released from L'Assomtion, QC...
Lambert Closse = Arthur Bell X John Davis

Book  (2008)  Page(s) 55.  
 
Lambert Closse was an eary settler who occupied a tract of swampy land called Mouille Pied at the present site of Saint-Lambert.