Website/Catalog  (21 May 2020)  
 
Papa Gontier (Aus Clone) The correct Papa Gontier. Imported from Australia. Bright carmine-pink, base shaded yellow, reverse purple, occasionally shaded lighter, medium to large, semi-double, elongated, flat cup form.

Magazine  (Mar 2020)  Page(s) 24. Vol 42, No. 1.  
 
John Lockley, writing as “Redgum” in The Sun, Sydney, Saturday 7 June 1919, page 7.
Winter Blooming Roses - Some Old Favourites.
Old Papa Gontier will give me what I am looking for....

Website/Catalog  (17 Aug 2016)  
 
Registered Name: 'Papa Gontier'
Synonyms:
ARS Approved Exhibition Name: Papa Gontier
T, pb, 1883, Nabonnand, G.; bud long, pointed; flowers bright pink, reverse carmine-red, large, semi-dbl., moderate fragrance; intermittent bloom; foliage rich green; vigorous, bushy growth
[Duchess of Edinburgh × unknown]. Roses in Review: Garden Rating: 8.1 Exhibition Rating:

Magazine  (2016)  Page(s) 28. Vol 38, No. 3.  
 
Hillary Merrifield.  Perth, W.A. If I Could Only Grow Ten.
Papa Gontier .....It can grow into a huge bush and I once had one that was 6 metres wide and 4-5 metres high and studded with flowers all year long, even in winter.

Book  (Feb 2009)  Page(s) 64-65.  Includes photo(s).
 
‘Papa Gontier’: Les rosiers thé. Parents: Issu de ‘Prince Wassiltchikoff’. Obtenteur: Nabonnand 1879. Description et conseils.

Book  (2004)  Page(s) 290.  
 
'Papa Gontier' Tea. Introduction: Nabonnand, 1883.
Earliest American citation: Thompson, Kentucky, 1888
Description: "One of the most fashionable roses, similar to old Bon Silene in its delightful fragrance, but larger, more double and far richer in color" (Jackson, Georgia, 1904).
"Rose, shaded yellow, reverse of petals crimson; large, semi-double, fragrant" (Ellwanger 1910).
Remarks: Papa Gontier rose sold for ten cents each in the 1889 Good & Reese catalog of Springfield, Ohio.

Book  (Dec 1998)  Page(s) 450.  
 
Papa Gontier Tea. Nabonnand (France) 1883. Description... bright coppery pink with a carmine-red reverse... Papa Gontier was a notable nurseryman in Montrouge in France...

Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 430.  
 
Tea (OGR), pink blend, 1883, Nabonnand, G. Bud long, pointed; flowers bright pink, reverse carmine-red, semi-double, large; fragrant; foliage rich green; vigorous, bushy growth; intermittent bloom; long a standard forcing variety.

Book  (1991)  Page(s) 55.  
 
Papa Gontier Tea. Nabonnand, 1882. Seedling of 'Duchess of Edinburgh'. [The author cites information from different sources. And in particular, this entry from L'Horticuleur Francais:] While visiting the wonderful nurseries of Mons Gontier pere, greenhouse produce expert ['primeuriste'], on the Orleans road at Montrouge, one can be convinced that Horticulture is a science requiring intelligence to succeed. Mons Gontier is indeed one of our most able horticulturalists. And for Mons Gontier, there are no Seasons -- he is able to produce in winter what nature gives us in summer... Mons Gontier's establishment has become a sort of horticultural laboratory in which he can create, at will, the most delicious fruits...]

Book  (Nov 1990)  Page(s) 155.  
 
"McClinton Tea" a found rose 6'-8'
I discovered this rose in the cottage garden of Mrs. McClinton in Natchitoches, Louisiana, during the Christmas season several years ago. It ranks among the very best roses I grow. Flowers are bright pink, semi-double, and very heavily scented with what I consider typical Tea fragrance. The reverse of the petals is much darker than the inside. The plant can be slow to get established but soon becomes a large and beautiful specimen that has excellent disease resistance. There is speculation from research that the true identity of this rose is 'Papa Gontier' (1883), but the only reference to scent I find for 'Papa Gontier' is in Peter Beales's book Classic Roses....where he describes it as "slightly scented". "McClinton Tea" perfumed the entire front garden where I collected it and has done the same in mine.