Book  (Jun 1992)  Page(s) 63.  
 
Capitaine Lefort Tea. Bonnaire, 1888. From 'Socrate' x 'Catherine Mermet'. The author cites information from different sources... Purplish rose, reverse of petals paler...

Book  (1936)  Page(s) 409.  
 
Lefort, Capitaine (tea) Bonnaire 1889; Socrates X C. Mermet; purple-pink, very large, double, floriferous, repeats well, growth 5/10, bushy, well-branched.

Book  (1902)  Page(s) 65.  
 
Rosiers Thé. Genre…Comtesse de Labarthe
1175. Capitaine Lefort (Bonnaire 1888), rose pourpre

Book  (1899)  Page(s) 31.  
 
Capitaine Lefort, thé, Bonnaire, 1888, rose pourpre

Website/Catalog  (1894)  Page(s) 182.  
 
Tea-Scented Roses and Their Hybrids.
Capitaine Lefort  Fine purplish rose, reverse of  petals china rose; very large; fine in the bud.

Book  (1893)  Page(s) 41.  
 
Some of the Newest Tea-scented Roses are —
Capitain Lefort — purplish rose, reverse of petals China rose.

(3 Dec 1892)  Page(s) 13.  
 
Messrs Brunning and Sons have flowered several new new roses during the present season.... Capitaine Lefort, one of the darkest in color, the flowers being purplish rose and large.

Book  (1892)  Page(s) 67.  
 
Rosiers Thé
Capitaine Lefort. — Fleur très grande, pleine, d'un beau rose pourpre; revers des pétales rose de Chine.

Book  (1889)  Page(s) 198.  
 
New Roses of 1889. Tea roses. Capitaine Lefort (Bonnaire). Very large, bud thick and elongated. Purple-pink. Reverse china-pink. Vigorous, upright.

Magazine  (1888)  Page(s) 59.  
 
Rosiers Nouveaux 1888-1889.  Rosiers Thé.
Capitaine Lefort (Bonnaire, rosiériste à Montplaisir, Lyon) , fl . très grande, beau rose pourpre, revers des pétales rose de Chine.