page_title: George C. Thomas Jr.
section_title: Dogs and roses
hierarchical_section_title: George C. Thomas Jr. / Biography / Dogs and roses
caption_attribution_description: English: Rose, cultivar 'Bloomfield Abundance' Thomas USA 1920 (Rosa Floribunda Group) Italiano: Rosa, cultivar 'Bloomfield Abundance' Thomas USA 1920 (Rosa Floribunda Group)
context_page_description: George Clifford Thomas Jr. was an American golf course architect, botanist, and author. He designed the original course at Whitemarsh Valley Country Club, outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and more than twenty courses in California, including Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades.
context_section_description: He raised English setters, and was one of the founders of the English Setter Club of America.
  In 1912, he began breeding roses on Bloomfield Farm, trying to create a variety that would thrive in Philadelphia's Mid-Atlantic climate. His botanical work continued in California, where he cultivated some 1,200 varieties, including his own "Bloomfield" hybrids. He wrote two books on roses.
caption: "Bloomfield Abundance Rose," hybridized by Thomas in 1920.
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