Book  (1980)  Page(s) 95-98.  
 
[Reprint of Geschwind's letter of 1894 from the "Rosenzeitung"]
Gelon

Book  (1936)  Page(s) 293.  
 
Gelon (Hybrid Canina) Geschwind 1895; Canina X Tea XX Can. X Bourbon; carmine-pink, large, well double, flat, center petals ruffled, small clusters, floriferous, growth 7/10, very hardy

Magazine  (1895)  Page(s) 26.  
 
[Letter of December 17, 1894 by Rudolf Geschwind on hybrid caninas]
...Already my first trials were crossings between Canina and Tea. Let us see what came out of it:.....
C. Mother Hybrid caninas, father various other roses....
2. Once-blooming...
Gelon (Canina-Tea x Canina-Bourbon). Vigorous shrub, hardy, glossy foliage, smooth canes, large bloom, produced in small clusters, well double, flat cup form with ruffled petals inside; very floriferous, carmine-pink.