Book  (19 Mar 2011)  Page(s) 126.  
 
'Dilys Allen', HT, ob, 1952; Description; (Mrs Sam McGredy X Seedling); Norman; Harkness

Book  (1958)  Page(s) 83.  
 
Dilys Allen. HT. (Norman; int. harkness, '52.) Mrs. sam McGredy X seedling. Bud long pointed, ovoid; fl. large (4 in.), slightly fragrant, orange-red, base saffron. Fol. glossy, dark bluish green. Vig., bushy; free bloom.

Book  (1954)  Page(s) 13.  
 
Harry H. Hazlewood. The New Roses of 1954. Dilys Allen HT. (Norman, 1952). As flowered here it is a salmon pink, bloom of 30-35 petals with a lighter inner face. The foliage is glossy, produced on dark stems and is disease resistant. It would not score much for novelty but looks as if it could be a good garden rose and when well grown, up to exhibition standard.

Magazine  (Mar 1949)  Page(s) 1. trimester, p. 15.  
 
 Vous trouverez, ci-après, une première liste de noms pour lesquels nous avons donné accord à la N.R.S. ...
No Reg.: 54, Name: Dilys Allen, Raised By: R. Harkness & Co., Registered By: A. Norman, Date: 28.10.48

Translation:
You will find below a first list of names for which we have agreed with the National Rose Society....