Book  (Dec 2000)  Page(s) 534.  
 
Souvenir de Lady Ashburton Tea. Charles Verdier (Paris, France) 1890

Book  (1936)  Page(s) 37.  
 
Asburton, Souv. de Lady (tea) Ch. Verdier 1890; varies: coppery red and salmon-yellow, sometimes yellow-red or glossy wine-red, large, double, fragrance 8/10, very floriferous, autumn-bloomer, growth 6/10, well-branched.

Book  (1910)  Page(s) 195.  
 
Page 195: Souvenir de Lady Ashburton introduced between 1874 and 1902
Page 322: Souvenir de Lady Ashburton Tea; flowers coppery red and salmon, variable, either tint prevailing at times, very free and lovely; growth vigorous.

Website/Catalog  (1907)  Page(s) 42.  
 
Souvenir de Lady Ashburton (Ch. Verdier 1891) coppery red, shaded salmon-yellow [No longer in 1909 catalogue]

Book  (1902)  Page(s) 82.  
 
Thé. 2003. Souvenir de Lady Ashburton (Ch. Verdier 1890), jaune cuivré

Book  (1899)  Page(s) 164.  
 
Souv. de Lady Ashburton, thé, Ch. Verdier, 1890, rouge cuivré

Website/Catalog  (1897)  Page(s) 65.  
 
Tea-Scented Roses and Their Hybrids
Souvenir de Lady Ashburton. Coppery red and salmon, variable, either tint prevailing at times, sometimes both combined, very free. 

Magazine  (11 Jul 1896)  Page(s) 26.  
 
Rose Souvenir de Lady Ashburton (Tea). — One might almost call this the rainbow Rose. The lovely tints of colour in this variety are almost indescribable. The nearest approach to it that I know of is Marie Van Houtte when the flower is nearly dropping, only the bronzy tint is deeper. The form of the flower is of a type beloved by artists, informal and graceful, and the habit of growth is vigorous. P.

Website/Catalog  (1894)  Page(s) 3.  
 
Novelties and Recent Introductions.
Dwarf or Bush. Tea and Hybrid Tea Varieties. 
Souvenir de Lady Ashburton.  Variable, coppery red and salmon, generally shaded yellow, very pleasing combination of colours, large and full, free blooming and fragrant.   s. Exhibition.  g. Garden.  b. Fine buds.  d. Decorative. 

Book  (1891)  Page(s) 51.  
 
The following list of the novelties of 1890 was compiled by the editors of the Journal des Roses. ...Souvenir de Lady Ashburton (tea) was introduced by Charles Verdier, Ivry-sur-Siene. Plant very vigorous, branches, and floriferous; branches numerous, rather short, the bark red and slightly glaucous; thorns long, very sharp, curved; peduncles strong; sepals reddish; foliage glossy green above, glaucous and often tinged with red below; flowers large, double and very variable in color, being copper-red, salmon-yellow, sometimes red, often intense red, light yellow and presenting all these shades either separately or mingled, depending upon the stage of flowering; very fragrant. A vegetable chameleon.