MRS. TOM HENDERSON
pink Polyantha.
Alderton & Williams, Queensland, Australia. 1930

1941. Hazlewood Bros. Ltd. Catalogue (photocopy BW March 8, 2005)
p41. Mrs. Thos. Henderson (Alderton & Williams, 1930). 2 Large heads of carmine pink, semi-double blooms with a white eye. Vigorous growth and very free flowering.

1947 Australian and New Zealand Rose Annual
112 Mr. C. W. Heers. Notes from Queensland. For the benefit, mainly, of our Queensland readers the list of roses approved by the Queensland Nurserymen’s Association is given below – editor. Polyanthas: Mrs. T. Henderson and …….

1950 Australian and New Zealand Rose Annual
p111 L. J. Kimber, President National Rose Society, Queensland. Brisbane Municipal Rose Gardens. ……The Bruce Highway, the main northern approach to the city of Brisbane has been transformed into a most beautiful picture indeed ……. All the roses in this area are polyanthas. …..Other varieties grown are: Franc Leddy, Eutin, Ellen Poulsen, Paul Crampel, Gartendirektor Otto Linne, Mlle Francisque Favre, Jacques Carroy, Joan Anderson, Our Allies, Fire Glow, Kirsten Poulsen, Mrs. Tom Henderson and ……

1996. Dianne Ackland “The Australian Rose Directory” 2nd Edition 1996
p97. Mrs. Tom Henderson. *** Unknown. Polyantha. Pink. (Available from Trewallyn).

1997 Heritage Roses in Australia Inc. journal. Vol 19, No. 1.
P 17. Philip Sutherland, Golden Vale Nursery, Benalla, Vic: I would like to publicly thank the families of ….. and Dick Alderton for their assistance with the continued conservation of their relatives’ roses. ……. It seems that Alderton and Williams can also lay claim to the pink polyantha Mrs. Tom Henderson……

1999. Dianne Ackland “The Australian Rose Directory” 3rd Edition 1999
p66. Mrs. Tom Henderson. Alderton & Williams, Australia. Polyantha. Pink. (Available from Trewallyn).

1999. Peter Cox “Australian Roses”
[no mention of Mrs. Tom Henderson]