Book  (19 Apr 2000)  Page(s) 423.  
 
'Nocturne', HT, dr, 1947, [Charlotte Armstrong X Night], H. C. Swim ... description

Magazine  (Jul 1964)  Page(s) 3. trimester, p. 24.  
 
L'étude du parfum des roses par Neville F. Miller, spécialiste dans ce domaine, est fort intéressante mais très compliquée pour celui dont le vocabulaire chimique est assez pauvre même dans sa langue maternelle, je vais donc faire mon mieux pour me tirer de cette tâche avec le minimum d'erreurs. (American Rose Annual 1963) ...L'auteur a étudié 170 variétés sous différentes conditions atmosphériques et constaté l'existence de plus de 25 parfums élémentaires et de beaucoup de combinaisons de ceux-ci. Les plus fréquents sont : capucine, iris, violette, pomme, orange, citron, girofle, géranium. Un tableau groupe les 34 parfums principaux et composés, les variétés correspondantes étant rangées en conséquence...
Capucine + girofle
Nocturne

Book  (1958)  Page(s) 277.  
 
Nocturne. HT. (Swim; int. Armstrong Nurs. '47.) Charlotte Armstrong X Night. Bud long pointed; fl. large 8to 4 1/2 in.), dbl. (20-28 petals), cupped, fragrant (spicy), cardinal-red shaded chrysanthemum-crimson. Fol. leathery, dark. Very vig., upright, bushy. Pl. Pat. 713. AARS '48.

Book  (1953)  Page(s) 35.  
 
S. J. Bisdee.  Red Roses in Tasmania.
Nocturne is too dull in colour here, though form and perfume are good.  It may be better in hot climates. 

Article (magazine)  (Dec 1952)  Page(s) 18-19.  
 
[When Herbert Swim observed this rose in the field he thought] It had a bushy plant about four feet tall, with eighteen or twenty buds coming on almost together. The vigor, the neatness of the plant habit, the excellent foliage coverage, the beautiful color of the buds and flowers, seemed to make it an improvement over anything available at the time in that type of rose.

Book  (1950)  Page(s) 141.  
 
Dr. A. S. Thomas.  A Victorian Summary
Nocturne is still purple. 

Book  (1949)  
 
p12.  Harry H. Hazlewood. The New Roses of 1948-49.
Nocturne (Swim 1947)  It is interesting to note this variety is a grandchild of 'Crimson Glory'. 'Charlotte Armstrong', one of its parents has a pedigree, 'Crimson Glory' x Soeur Therese'.....

p42.  Dr. A. S. Thomas.  Let Us Take Stock - Old and New
Nocturne (1 plant, 1 year). A long, pointed but loose bloom. The dark red petals never fail to blue quickly. Profuse bloomer. There are many better reds. Tassin is darker, better formed, stronger in growth and does not blue.  

Website/Catalog  (1949)  Page(s) 8.  
 
Novelty Roses 1949. Nocturne (HT. Swim 1947) Long pointed buds which open to fragrant semi-double to double blooms of dark crimson produced freely on vigorous growth. 'Nocturne' is claimed to be one of the best 3 or 4 reds in California, where it was raised, and is an A.A.R.S. winner for 1948, which is high endorsement. (It must not be confused with a polyantha rose sent out later in England under the same name).  A real winner. 30 petals. Holds colour well here, is an outstanding novelty. 10/6 each
 

Book  (1948)  Page(s) 88.  
 
Herbert C. Swim. Newer Roses Offered in the United States for 1947-48
One of the author's seedlings, Nocturne, is another Hybrid Tea to achieve the distinction of an A.A.R.S. award. It is a dark red shaded black in the early spring but changing to a fairly bright red in hot weather. At its best it is one of the better red roses now available in this section because of the combination of form in bud and open flower, the colour value, and the freedom of production on a vigorous plant. At its worst, Nocturne has a tendency to mildew in fog or where the nights are particularly cool and the flowers fade at the end to a violet shade that may be generally resented but is admired by some.