Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 76.  
 
Caress Hybrid Tea, pale buttercup yellow, tinted rose, edged salmon-carmine, 1935, Dickson, A. Description.

Website/Catalog  (1938)  Page(s) 13.  
 
Bush Roses
Caress (Hybrid Tea) By Dicksons of Hawlmark, 1935... The light salmon carmine border merges into a ground of pale buttercup yellow slightly rose tinted. The definite picotee edging is most distinctive and effective. Long artistic bud, developing into a decorative fragrant flower of moderate fullness. The growth is strong, upright and prolific. Bright green foliage, graceful and abundant. A beautiful and desirable Rose.

Website/Catalog  (1938)  Page(s) 17.  
 
Rosiers Nouveax de 1935
Hybrides de Thé
Caresse  (A. Dickson).
Fleur semi-pleine, jaune pâle teinté de rose.  Bouton long et gracieux.  Floraison précoce et abondante.  Certificat de Mérite de la N.R.S.

Book  (1937)  
 
p119.  Mr. S. R. Bird, N.Z.  Some Auckland Rose Notes.
Caress is a pretty decorative of clear yellow, flushed pink; at its best in cool weather.

p121.  Mr. Frank Penn, Auckland, N.Z. Some Gems Among the New Roses. 
Caress (A Dickson and Sons).—A very charming little decorative Rose that reminds me of Mrs. Paul Goudie. The blooms have not much substance, and my plant is rather delicate. It may improve with age, or, perhaps, do the reverse.

p126.  Mr. C. W. Heers.  Novelties in Queensland. 
Caress. Rather pale and too loose.
 

Book  (1936)  
 
p33.  Harry H. Hazlewood.  The New Roses of 1936. 
A. Dickson and Sons sponsor Caress, an aptly named cream and pink variety which is very beautiful. . It is a good grower and sweetly scented, with thirty-five petals. 

p115. Mr. Allen A. Brundrett.  The New Roses in Victoria.
Caress, H.T. (A. Dickson). The habit is poor, the colour pale. buttercup (too pale to be attractive), and the flower lacks substance.

Website/Catalog  (1936)  Page(s) 37.  
 
New Roses 1936.  Caress (HT.  A. Dickson & Sons 1935)  Long bud developing into a decorative fragrant flower of moderate fullness. The light carmine border merges into a ground of pale buttercup yellow slightly rose tinted. The growth and habit is spendid, strong, upright and prolific. 4/- each.
The colour is cream flushed pink. 35 petals.

Book  (1936)  Page(s) 127.  
 
Caress (HT) A. Dickson 1935; buttercup-yellow, shaded light pink, edges shaded salmon-pink, medium, double, fragrance 5/10, floriferous, free-blooming and late-blooming, upright long stems, growth 6/10, upright.