Book  (1994)  Page(s) 20, 23, 28.  Includes photo(s).
 
Page 20: 1853 or earlier (R. x francofurtana) Large, clear, rose-pink and veined with deep pink, loosely double. A most beautiful rose, one of the finest in this class. Probably a hybrid of R. cinnamomea. Not much scent for a Gallica, but the flowers are followed by hips.
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Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 506.  
 
R. x francofurtana Muenchhausen. Miscellaneous OGR, mauve, (R. campanulata Ehrhart; R. francofurtensis Roessig; R. germanica Gordon et al; R. inermis Thory; R. turbinata Aiton); Probably R. cinnamomea x R. gallica; Possibly introduced prior to 1629. Flowers purple, single or double, 2-3 in. diameter, borne 1-3 together; slightly fragrant; fruit turbinate; 6 ft. Summer; This entry refers to more than one clone.

Book  (1991)  Page(s) 142.  Includes photo(s).
 
Description. Also known as 'Francofurtana' and the Frankfort Rose. Gallica Hybrid. The blooms are outstanding, perhaps the finest in the Gallica group... large, clear, rich pink, veined in deeper shades, double and cup-shaped.

Book  (1989)  Page(s) 178.  
 
R. x francofurtana Description... semi-double, large mid-pink, veined flowers. Little scent.

Book  (1988)  Page(s) 150.  
 
location 110/3, R. x francofurtana Muenchh. (R. turbinata Ait.; R. gallica x R. majalis), TAPETENROSE, 'IMPÉRATRICE JOSÉPHINE', Europe, 1629, deep pink, single to semi-double, mild fragrance, large, vigorous, bushy, 1.5-2 m, flat, many bristles, medium green medium size matte-glossy foliage

Book  (Dec 1985)  Page(s) 158.  Includes photo(s).
 
(R. x francofurtana) Early 19th century. Origin and parentage obscure but thought to be R. gallica x R. pendulina. Description... flowers: large, loose, double, deep pink, heavily veined plus lavender and paler pink highlights. Only slightly scented...

Book  (Dec 1985)  Page(s) 151.  
 
Beales includes R. francofurtana with the Gallicas because it is closely related to them. In some books these are listed as a separate group.

Book  (1983)  Page(s) 47.  Includes photo(s).
 
Francofurtana Of very early origin and believed to be a R. cinnamomea, R. gallica hybrid... description... slightly scented, a rich purplish-rose flushed lilac-purple, and the petals are loose and wavy...

Book  (1976)  Page(s) 180.  
 
Botanical roses on the territory of the USSR, whose independence requires precising...
R. turbinata Ait. - according to Juseptschul described as a cultivated plant from western Europe, according to Crépin a hybrid of R. cinnamomea X R, gallica; according to Rehder a hybrid of R. cinnamomea X R. gallica. According to "Flora Europa" = ? R. majalis X R. gallica.

Book  (1971)  Page(s) 207.  
 
"THE FRANKFORT ROSE, ROSA FRANCOFURTANA. Under this name I have described ...a rose which had become known, without any published validity, as 'Empress Josephine'. Redouté's portrait is very near to if not identical with it and probably both his plants and mine were hybrids of either a form of R. francofurtana and R. cinnamomea or the latter and a double R. gallica. At any rate, as Mr. Gordon Rowley pointed out to me, the botanical R. francofurtana recorded in old books (apart from Redouté) refers to a much less double and impressive rose."