Catalogue of Greenhouse Plants, Hardy Trees, Evergreen Shrubs, Etc, pp. 15 (1824)
David and Cuthbert Landreth (Philadelphia)

scarlet with white centre monthly flowering — raised from seed by D. & C. L.

Regarding the American China 'Washington'. From the D. & C. (David and Cuthbert) Landreth catalog of 1824. Five Chinas were offered as Indica or monthly varieties, including an unnamed seedling raised from seed by D. and C. Landreth and described as scarlet with white center and monthly flowering.

From Buist, American Flower Garden Directory, 1832. Washington. China. Raised by the old house of D. and C. Landreth, 1823-24. One of the first American seedling roses. Flowers crimson, with white at the bottom of the petals and frequently striped much more distinctly than Don Carlos. The foliage is a pale peculian green, with red nerves; it grows and blooms freely.