Book  (Dec 1998)  Page(s) 321.  Includes photo(s).
 
James Mason Old, Gallica, Medium Red. Beales (UK) 1982... named to honor the famous actor (1909-1984)... large bright blood red flowers...

Book  (1997)  Page(s) 144.  Includes photo(s).
 
Beales (UK) 1982. Description and vital statistics. Flowers slightly more than single, large...

Book  (Sep 1996)  Page(s) 44.  Includes photo(s).
 
James Mason Height and vigour from 'Scharlachglut' and texture of petals and scent from 'Tuscany Superb'. Apart from 'Scharlachglut', which was introduced in 1952, it is the only Gallica to be raised this century. [Note: John Scarman has classed a number of his introductions as Gallicas as well.]

Book  (Mar 1995)  Page(s) 165.  Includes photo(s).
 
James Mason Shrub, Beales (England) 1982. Description... three-quarters gallica... it grows taller than most gallicas... nearly single-petaled, bright red blooms... The actor James Mason and his wife Clarissa were both keen rosarians, and Clarissa Mason arranged for Peter Beales to name this seedling for her husband... [see also 'Clarissa']

Book  (Nov 1994)  Page(s) 185.  
 
James Mason Shrub. A lovely vigorous hybrid having 2 doses of Gallica in it. The leafy bushes display nearly single blooms of crimson with a purplish flush, and showing good yellow stamens...

Book  (Sep 1993)  Page(s) 226.  Includes photo(s).
 
James Mason Modern shrub. [Named for] the well-known star of such movie classics as The Man in Grey [who] was a keen admirer of roses... Peter Beales introduced 'James Mason'... in the year of the great actor's death, 1982... blood-red. Parentage: 'Scarlet Fire' x 'Tuscany Superb'... Modern Shrub... its interesting parentage makes it three parts Gallica. The flowers are fragrant and brilliant blood-red.

Book  (Jul 1993)  Page(s) 33.  
 
James Mason Gallica. Description... Rich crimson, semi-double, yellow stamens...

Book  (Feb 1993)  Page(s) 48.  Includes photo(s).
 
Description, statistics, and cultural information

Book  (1992)  Page(s) 40.  
 
Gallica hybrid shrub; bright crimson; blooms large, semi-double; not remontant; growth bushy, 5 x 4 ft (1.5 x 1.2 m); foliage dark, plentiful; good scent. 'Scharlachglut' x 'Tuscany Superb'. Beales 1982. Modern Shrub

Book  (1988)  Page(s) 70, 73.  Includes photo(s).
 
James Mason A dark red, summer-flowering hybrid Gallica. [An out of ordinary rose, but] sadly, so out of the ordinary that it will never be as widely grown as it should be...