Book  (1971)  Page(s) 121-122.  
 
"Notes on the Origin of the Moss Rose", C.C. Hurst:
Bud variations of the old Cabbage Rose (Rosa centifolia L.) C. C. Hurst
[Note by Graham Thomas]The chart of the Cabbage and Moss Roses by C. C. Hurst places on record all the written evidence that he was able to discover of the periodic 'sporting' of Rosa centifolia L. It will be seen that several mutations occurred again and again, and reversions were also frequent. Several such occurences have been observed in my collection.
Old Moss Rose, 1696 (Ducastel, 1746) --> Tinwell Crimson Moss, 1820 (Rivers, 1843) --> Scarlet Cabbage, 1836 (Rivers, 1843)

Book  (1936)  Page(s) 93-94.  Includes photo(s).
 
Red Cabbage (Red Provence) Large, rose pink, deeper in centre. Pedicel glanded, hip oval glanded. Calyx edged glands, point beyond but not leafy. Leaves large, coarse texture, boldly serrate, hardly thorny below, gland edged. Wood tinged red, thorns small, nearly straight, red glands.
This is, we believe, the original Cabbage Rose, illustrated by Redouté.

Book  (1936)  Page(s) 643.  
 
Sanguinea (Provins) Calvert ca. 1835; pink, shaded and flecked blood-red, medium size, very double

Website/Catalog  (1929)  Page(s) 68.  
 
Provence or Cabbage Roses
All Provence or Cabbage Roses are $1 each
Almost as ancient as human history, these Roses are still treasured for their hardiness and fragrance. With the Damask, French and Moss Roses they deserve to be cherished in every garden, where a little space can be given them. They bloom only once a year. They should be given good care, but endure even the most unfavorable conditions.
Red Provence. (Old.) Clear, crimson-red flowers of large size, cupped and very fragrant. A dwarf spreading sort whose flowers are somewhat fleeting but very freely produced.

Book  (1863)  Page(s) 205.  
 
Rosa centifolia.
The Provence Rose, with its Hybrids.
11. Scarlet Provence (Regent); flowers rosy lilac, their centre deep rose, large and double; form, expanded. Habit, branching; growth, vigorous. A good seed-bearer.

Website/Catalog  (1861)  Page(s) 8.  
 
Provence, red

Website/Catalog  (1851)  
 
Deciduous. 47. Red Provence

Book  (1843)  Page(s) 4, 9-10.  
 
p. 4: The Scarlet Provence is an old variety, one of those misnomers that in flowers so often lead to disappointment: it was probably the first Provence Rose that made an approach to scarlet; but the faint carmine of its flowers is very far removed from that rare colour among roses.

p. 9: To show, also, the singular propensity of the varieties of Rosa centifolia to vary, I may here mention that the common Moss Rose often produces shoots entirely destitute of moss. In the summer of 1836 I also observed a luxuriant branch of the Crimson, or Damask, which is generally more mossy than the Old Moss Rose, having a remarkable appearance. On examination I found it nearly smooth. The next season it had entirely lost its moss, and had produced semi-double flowers, the exact resemblance of the Scarlet Provence. 

Magazine  (1 Dec 1838)  Page(s) 280.  
 
From the uxurious manner in which the Romans lived in this country for many ages, and from their habit of wearing wreaths of roses at their banquets, it is more than probable that they introduced many kinds of their own roses into the gardens which they formed in this island.  The principal variety of the Provence rose are the Common, Scarlet, Blush, White, Rose de Meaux, Pompone, Rose de Rheims, Childing’s Blandford, Rose of St. Francis, Shailer’s...

Book  (1838)  Page(s) 209.  
 
Sanguinea Provins Rose/Gallica. Flowers: very full, middle-sized; pink, shaded and spotted with blood-red.