years after its introduction. The rose has been depicted on national postage stamps for Hungary, Mongolia and Bhutan. Another rose, Julie Cussons, a salmon coloured floribunda bred by Gareth Fryer of Knutsford, was named after Alexander's grandchild, Julie, who died at the age of two in 1985. Other interests Alexander had many interests, one of which was maritime history and he commissioned a collection of ship models by Donald McNarry. McNarry took eight years to build the collection which featured ships that had sailed round the South African Cape. The collection was temporarily exhibited in London in 1968 before moving to South Africa. The collection was put on public display in the Maritime Museum, Cape Town, South Africa, but can now be found in the City Museum, Durban, South Africa. Alexander had a large collection of Chinese snuff bottles from the Qing dynasty, which were featured in a number of publications. Alexander was also interested in Roman history, and was involved in campaigning and fundraising for reconstruction efforts on Hadrian's Wall, located at Housesteads. The original plan was to rebuild a 200 yards long section of the wall. Residence Alexander whilst Chairman of Cussons resided at Parkdale, Altrincham, Cheshire, now the head office of the Vegetarian Society. Following his retirement from Cussons Alexander moved to Dalcrue Farm, Natal, South Africa. References 1914 births 1986 deaths People from Salford 20th-century English businesspeople British expatriates in South Africa