Book  (1936)  Page(s) 132.  
 
Castel, Antoine (HP) E. Verdier 1873; deep pink, shaded vivid cherry, medium size, double, globular.

Book  (1906)  Page(s) 12.  
 
766. Antoine Castel, Hybride Remontant, E. Verdier 1873 rose foncé

Magazine  (Jun 1902)  Page(s) 83.  
 
NÉCROLOGIE - EUGÈNE VERDIER
Rosiers Mis au Commerce par Eugène Verdier.
Antoine Castel: Hybride Remontant, 1873.

Book  (1882)  Page(s) 3.  
 
Antoine Castel... Hybride Perpétuel. E. Verdier. 1873 Rouge rosé. Fleur grande. Plante moyenne.

Book  (1880)  Page(s) Annex, p. 10.  
 
hybrid perpetual. Antoine Castel (Eug. Verdier, 1874). deep pink shaded with bright light cherry-red, medium size, very double, globular.

Magazine  (1873)  Page(s) 371.  
 
E. Verdier, the celebrated rose grower of Paris, sent us the following list and descriptions of the best new roses of the past year:
Hybrid Perpetuals
Antoine Castel Tree (sic) vigorous with strong erect shoots of a reddish tint, numerous dark spines, foliage with 3 to 5 leaflets round and leathery, very little serrated, and of a pale green color. Flowers of medium size, very double; color bright rose or light cerise, shaded with a dark hue, and white stripes. Similar in growth as Prince Kotchoubey.