Website/Catalog  (1952)  Page(s) 26.  
 
‘Cathrine Kordes’. HT (Kordes, 1930) Rich scarlet blooms of large size, exquisite shape and long stems make this rose one of the outstanding prize winners. The growth is exceptionally good and flowers are prolific. Sometimes the colour fades a little but this rose is outstanding.

Website/Catalog  (1948)  Page(s) 2.  
 
‘Cathrine Kordes’ Rich scarlet blooms of good shape and size; sometimes more pink, but always good. The growth is vigorous and rather thorny.

Book  (1947)  Page(s) 110.  
 
Cathrine Kordes (Show & Garden) Between pink and red, with a scarlet sheen, this perfectly formed rose makes a good exhibition flower. Blooms are large and growth, is strong, with many thorns. Colour varies and foliage, is subject to mildew. Light tea scent. A good rose. Fragrant. Habit 3. (HT)

Book  (1947)  Page(s) 114.  
 
CATHRINE KORDES (H.T:) makes a vigorous upright tree, with dark green plentiful foliage which is resistant to disease, producing with some regularity if not prodigality large double flowers of glowing scarlet tinged with gloom, which break from the blood-red buds.
Kordes 1930. Deciduous. Vigorous. Moderately fragrant...June-September. Hardy.

Book  (1946)  
 
p17-. L. Provan. What we Owe Old Roses. Parentage tree of ‘Cathrine Kordes’

p18-1 ‘Cathrine Kordes’ HT. (Kordes, 10930) A very large double flower with a high centre, fragrant, glowing dark scarlet; very vigorous plant with dark foliage. Blooming tends to be intermittent.

p103-9. [exhibited in NSW] ‘Cathrine Kordes’ Very dependable, but subject to colour variations. Also hard to get a circular outline.

Book  (1945)  Page(s) 93.  
 
Mr. C. Langbecker, Bundaberg.Q’ld. The most favoured varieties are: Reds: 'Crimson Glory', 'Hadley'..….. Pinks: 'Columbia', 'Cathrine Kordes'.

Website/Catalog  (1945)  Page(s) 19.  
 
'Catherine Kordes'. Rich scarlet blooms of large size and splendid shape, making an ideal exhibition flower. The colour is liable to vary somewhat, with occasional specimens showing bright pink. The growth is vigorous and rather thorny, while the foliage is apt to mildew under adverse conditions. This is an outstanding exhibition sort with good garden value. Light tea scent.

Book  (1944)  
 
p31-4 Alister Clark. Wilhelm Kordes has given us better roses [than 'Crimson Glory'] in 'Cathrine Kordes'….
p32-3 ibid. ‘Cathrine Kordes’ the most useful at Glenara

p34-3 S H. Bidwell, NZ Yes! We have Red Roses. ‘Cathrine Kordes’ HT (Kordes, 1930) Description: rich scarlet with crimson shades which keep their quality very well. The buds are long and pointed, opening into flowers of splendid shape of highest exhibition standard. The growth is good, and in every way this is a very fine variety. Murray: Very fine rose, reasonably prolific and good long stalks. Bidwell: The third best red we have, and in every way fully merits Mr. Hazlewood’s description. Exhibitors cannot do without it. Penn: ‘Cathrine Kordes’ is becoming more popular than ever, and is a grand doer. It seems variable; this season it has done better than last. Bennett: Very satisfactory.

p76-6 Frank Penn, NZ. ‘Cathrine Kordes’ (Kordes, 1930) This rose canot be passed over, as it is such a vigorous doer and free bloomer. The blooms are large and well-formed, good for exhibition, but the colour described as scarlet, varies and fades at times. A friend of mine considers this the best all-round red Rose.

p83-11 Mr. E. Cummings, WA. ‘Cathrine Kordes’ Though it does not always make a great deal of new growth in a season it makes an excellent showing in any garden and attains exhibition standard in the cooler season.

Book  (1943)  Page(s) 91.  
 
Moree, NSW. ‘Cathrine Kordes’ What a Rose! A true type of exhibition Rose in every sense, but growth is only medium. It would indeed be a find if we could get such a rose with a robust growth like 'Sir Henry Segrave', 'Fontanelle', or 'President Macia'

Book  (1941)  
 
p28-3 Harry Hazlewood. Through ‘Sensation’ the great-grandchildren strike a very high standard of quality –'Autumn' , 'Barcelona', 'Beatrice Macgregor', 'Cathrine Kordes'

p28-4 ibid. ‘Sensation’ x (‘Mme. C. Testout’ x ‘Willowmere’) = ‘Cathrine Kordes’

p31-1 ibid. Progeny of ‘Chateau de Clos Vougeot': ‘Cathrine Kordes’ HT. (Kordes, ’30) ('Mme. C. Testout' x 'Willowmere') x ‘Sensation’.