Newsletter  (May 2016)  Page(s) 31.  
 
Less an oddity was a hybrid perpetual of 1849 bred by Oudin and described as “Amaranth with blackish reflections” and as “bishop’s violet” or ‘bishop’s violet, with scarlet reflections and nuanced black violet.” Named ‘Genie de Chateaubriand’, it was a very large, double, remonant rose whose leaves were comprised of nearly always seven oval leaflets. Even the stipules were red (carmine) and ciliated with purplish bristles. It bore canes both upright and decumbent. Ellwanger mentions it in his rose list of 1914, declaring it “a bad-colored rose.” Apparently, blackness was not appreciated in roses. 

Book  (Dec 2000)  Page(s) 385.  
 
Génie de Châteaubriand
Hybrid Perpetual
Gabriel Oudin 1849

Book  (Jun 1992)  Page(s) 167.  
 
Génie de Châteaubriand Hybrid Perpetual. Oudin, 1852. [Author cites information from different sources.]

Book  (1936)  Page(s) 147.  
 
Châteaubriand, Génie de (HP) Oudin 1852; violet, reverse silvery pink, large, double
Châteaubriand, Génie de (HP) Cocot 1863; amaranth, blackish reflexes, large, double

Book  (1899)  Page(s) 71.  
 
Génie de Châteaubriand, HR, Oudin, 1852, violet

Book  (1885)  
 
Hyb. rem. Génie de Châteaubriand. Fleur grande, pleine; coloris amarante à reflets noirâtres.
Hyb. rem. Génie de Châteaubriand. Cocot 1863. Fleur grande, pleine, très bien faite ; coloris violet évêque, revers des pétales rose.

Book  (1880)  Page(s) Annex, p. 54.  
 
hybrid perpetual, Genie de Châteaubriand, bishops-violet, reverse silvery glossy, large, full, fine form.

Magazine  (1862)  Page(s) 235.  
 
Sénce générale mensuelle du 3 août 1862 ...Objets déposés sur le bureau ....Par M. Creusillet : une Rose dont il ne sait pas le nom et qui est Génie de Chateaubriand.

Book  (28 Dec 1861)  Page(s) 10.  
 
Hybrid Perpetuals ... Genie de Chateaubriant

Website/Catalog  (1861)  Page(s) 61.  
 
Hybrid Perpetual...
31. Génie de Chateaubriand, violet with fiery reflexes.