Book  (1962)  Page(s) 24-25.  Includes photo(s).
 
Étoile de Hollande (hybrid tea, Verschuren 1919) - This is a classical rose, which owes its reputation to its deliciously fragrant, deep dark red blooms, shimmering with velvety reflexes and to the beautiful buds, which cannot be more perfect and expand very slowly. She is a grateful bloomer. Her blooms are magnificent also when cut. Despite her age, Etoile de Hollande remains still one of the best red-bloomed sorts. Her climbing form is of remarkable vigour. There is also an equally beautiful short form.

Website/Catalog  (1960)  Page(s) 11.  
 
ETOILE DE HOLLANDE (H. Verschuren 1920). Rouge foncé brillant extra. Très belle forme.  O[dorante].  + [conseillées pour fleurs coupées de plein air.]

Book  (1958)  Page(s) 106.  
 
Etoile de Hollande. HT. (Verschuren, '19.) Gen. MacArthur X Hadley. Large, dbl. (35-45 petals), cupped, very fragrant (Damask), bright red; upright stem. Fol. soft. Moderate, open growth. A standard for comparison among red roses.

Article (misc)  (1954)  Page(s) 42.  
 
Étoile de Hollande 28 chromosomes.

Book  (1953)  
 
p34.  S. J. Bisdee.  Red Roses in Tasmania, 
Clg. Etoile de Hollande — and also the dwarf of the same name — are most disappointing in that their wood is so brittle, for practically every new cane or lateral breaks off in the slightest wind unless tied. I have, however, seen it grown well in sheltered positions.

p35.   ibid.  Matador has often been compared with Etoile de Hollande.

p84.  Frank Penn. Auckland, NZ.  Twelve Good Roses.
Etoile de Hollande (Verschuren, 1919). - The long pointed aristocratic blooms of this popular rose make it indispensable. A charming rose, and a good doer in almost any soil.

Magazine  (Mar 1952)  Page(s) 1. trimester, p. 8.  
 
Le fins aiguillons « d'Hadley » ne peuvent être confondus avec ceux de « Crimson Glory », courts et pressés ; les fins crochets de « Postadow »  [?] avec les aiguillons droits d' « Etoile de Hollande » ; les larges aiguillons droits de « Mari-Dot » avec ceux en crochet de « Doris Dickson » ou ceux mêlés de « Los Angeles » ; les grands aiguillons de la couleur du bois de « Triomphe de la Malmaison », avec les petits aiguillons rouges sur bois vert de « Madame H. de Carbuçia »

Approximate translation:
The thin “Hadley” pricks cannot be confused with those of “Crimson Glory”, short and pressed; the thin hooks of "Postadow" [?] with the straight spines of "Etoile de Hollande"; the broad straight spines of "Mari-Dot" with those in crochet of "Doris Dickson" or those mixed of "Los Angeles"; the large spines in the color of the wood of "Triomphe de la Malmaison", with the small red spines on green wood of "Madame H. de Carbuçia"

Book  (1952)  
 
p54.  Dr. A. S. Thomas.  Red Roses
Matador may not bloom as freely as Etoile de Hollande, but the two roses are very much alike, my preference being for the former. 

p85,  Lt.-Commander Prideaux. W.A. 
...in Christchurch, N.Z.  The most noteworthy rose in the gardens, public and private, was Etoile de Hollande, which grows to perfection in the cool climate of the South Island. 

Magazine  (Jun 1950)  Page(s) 2. trimester, p. 42.  
 
Etoile de Hollande, Rouge Mallerin, Hazanlick, Mrs John Laing, Château de Clos Vougeot, ont le vieux parfum des Damas.

Book  (1949)  Page(s) 146.  
 
Dr. James Alexander Gamble.  The Rose Named ‘Liberty’. 
….The breeding promise of ’Liberty’ was recognised at once by the late E. G. Hill of Richmond, Indiana.  He bought the American rights soon after it was produced…..’Liberty’ is a brilliant, velvety crimson.  The Hills called their first bright scarlet improvement over ‘Liberty’, 'Richmond', to mark the place of its production.  The Montgomerys of Hadley, Massaschusetts, when they produced an even better, richer crimson ‘Richmond’, called it ‘Hadley’.   Dorner, to bring the glory of this rose line back to Indiana, called his glowing crimson rose ‘Hoosier Beauty’.  A few years later, the Verschurens of Holland, in order to have national credit for the deep bright red rose they produced from ‘Hadley’, called theirs Etoile de Hollande….. 
'Richmond' was by ‘Lady Battersea’, a daughter of ‘Liberty’ and ‘Liberty’ herself;  ‘Hadley’ had as seed parents both ‘Liberty’ and ‘Richmond’, and ‘General MacArthur’ as her pollen parent;’  ‘Hoosier Beauty’ was by ‘Richmond’ and ‘Chateau de Clos Vougeot’ an outcross;  and Etoile de Hollande was by ‘General MacArthur’ and ‘Hadley’…..
 

Book  (1949)  Page(s) 109.  
 
p109.  Mr. H. Hazlewood.  Six Indispensables
Etoile de Hollande. Quite a different type but still held up as a standard by which other reds are judged. The colour is very consistent while the rich fragrance is outstanding.

p110.  Mr. A. Brundrett, Narre Warren North, Vic.  Six Indispensables
Etoile de Hollande is certainly predominant in the reds, with its long stems, freedom of growth and beautiful colour that is nearly always good.
p110. ibid.   ...during the warmer weather when " Etoile" is inclined to be undersized and the buds open too freely...