I am only familiar with Belle Herminie and Nestor. I don't have Nestor myself , but in my friends garden it looks good. Belle Herminie is healthy and beautiful. Got it because of Vintage statement that it is better then Charles de Mills. Well.. In my climate CdM is better, no question, more fragrant, bigger blooms more saturated color. But BH is still excellent gallica and VERY healthy. I really recommend it. One of the top gallicas for me.
Olga

I agree with olgas assessment of belle herminie, excellent!
I just planted a few of your others this fall, so i can't say yet.

I only have Belle Herminie and it was new to me this last spring. It had one or two blooms, but they were small on a young plant. What I can tell you is that it is growing like a weed! I have a few 5 foot canes and this is supposed to be a smaller rose. I am growing it on a small rebar teepee inspired by you. Here in Northern CA no disease as yet. I am looking forward to spring!

Robert,

I only grow two of those mentioned, Felicie and Fleurs de Pelettier. I think that my FdP is mislabeled as it has not many of the characteristics that this rose should have. On the other hand, Felicie is huge. It is now in its third year and it grew to about seven and a half feet tall and about four feet wide. It is one of the highlights in my spring/early summer garden.

Mike

I have every one of the roses on your list except Fleur de Pelletier and Onex. Some are fairly young-I put in a new bed last year, but I cant say there are any dogs. Some are marginally more vigorous than others. Arlequin and Pompon Panaché have that green vegetative thing that some people dont like..of course Gallicas can get that. I thought L'ingénue was particularly nice-it is supposedly part Centifolia. It is scary to hear Felicie can get so large. Nothing I read suggested it got that large-that is one of the new ones. Gallicas are so good here you have to ask which are your stands outs rather than the other way around.

patricia

The only one on your list that I can comment on is "Nestor" and he is a wonderful gallica that takes on lilac-purple tones in my garden. He blooms prolifically, is healthy and hardy, with good scent and no disease issues. Someday I would like to have each and every Gallica on earth! None of the gallicas I currently grow are 'dogs'....apparently they just love living here with me because they all do wonderfully.

Celeste

NESTOR.....

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Felicie is said to probably be a Hybrid China (according to Gregg@ Vintage) and as a rule, they always get big
Fleur de Pelletier is a nice rose
The others I don't know...

I appreciate the comments. Patricia, if things go as I hope, I'll be able to get all of the varieties on the list...I just didn't want any that was notoriously bad. I'm certainly intrigued by them all.

Robert

Gallicas have the flower form that I love. I get every one that I dont have so I now have over 80. They make the most wonderful shrubs. I went to Sangerhausen this spring to see and photograph the Gallicas. Some of them were proliferating due the the awful spring so if you are going to grow them you have to realize that some years are going to be better than others-but when they are good they are so good you could die that year and not regret a thing. I think that is good enough. I saw Gallicas I had never even heard of. Someday I will pick a favorite but for now.....I mean that picture that Celeste posted of Nestor-is that not amazing?

patricia

I also LOVE gallicas. Something about them is so right for me. Can't have such a big collection as Robert and Patricia due to small yard, but still try to have as many as possible and keep varieties that are doing really well here. The problem is most of them are doing great here.
Olga

We had a cool spring and summer here this year and L'Ingenue had some extra blooms in mid August. They came from new side growth on last years canes. Belle Herminie is eight feet away and looks great next to the other lighter colored gallica's in that area.

Lance