Book  (1846)  Page(s) 128.  
 
The Bourbon Rose.....La Tendresse has flowers of a silvery pale rose color, very double and large. Its habit is robust, hardy, and luxuriant, fit for the centre of the rose bed.

Website/Catalog  (1840)  Page(s) 25.  
 
Cynorrodontes. Rosa Borbonia La tendresse

Magazine  (1 Oct 1838)  Page(s) 224-230.  
 
A List of the most Superb Roses in the Varied Classes. Selected by Mr. Charles Wood, Maresfield Nursery, Uckfield, Sussex....An abridged List of Select Roses....Isle de Bourbon.
La Tendresse, cupped, delicate pale rose.

Book  (1832)  Page(s) 8.  
 
Roses de l'Ile Bourbon.
La tendresse...carné...2 fr.