Magazine  (1898)  Page(s) 125, Aug.13 1989.  
 
In "Hybrid Tea Roses:" No one twenty years ago would have ventured to preduct such a remarkable popularity as the above tribe possesses at the present day...Mme. Germaine Caillot, which now and then is seen in most beautiful condition, was the outcome of the year 1887, as also was The Meteor, which I believe was given away by Mr. Bennett, so little did he value it. A grower in America, however has a far different opinion of it, for he declared quite recently that all other Rose might to so long as he was allowed to retain The Meteor as a crimson forcing variety....

Magazine  (14 Aug 1897)  Page(s) 40.  
 
Meteor is again planted in large quantities and is second only to the two first named in their class. Meteor, however, 
is sometimes erratic. In winter, of course, we are used to see it come more or less "bull-headed" at times but we are not 
looking for that kind of bloom now. Mr. Kirkham, of May wood, who is operating the old Rockafellow place, has a house of 
this rose planted early which is in as fine a condition as a house can possibly be, but the cut yields fully 90% of the most 
pronounced type of bullhead. These are not cut from the strong bottom shoots, as might be supposed, which come inva- 
riably in this shape, but from side shoots. Mr. K. is unable to account for this, as the stock is planted in the same kind of 
soil used in former years; besides Mr. K. is noted as growing this rose at its best. 

Website/Catalog  (1897)  Page(s) 65.  
 
Tea-Scented Roses and Their Hybrids
The Meteor  Rich, dark, velvety crimson, without the least purple tint, and retaining the colour well.  Exceedingly free, of good constitution and habit,and valuable for cutting purposes.

Book  (1897)  Page(s) 275.  
 
Specialities in Roses.—The number of kinds catalogued is unlimited. The great desideratum is, of course, to secure those which are of vigorous growth, good, healthy, and pleasing foliage, good-shaped flowers, and free-blooming disposition. Those qualities are found largely among the tea-scented and Noisette kinds, the following amongst them:
The Meteor, dark crimson
...These and many others are reliable for garden decoration and for cut flowers.

Book  (1895)  Page(s) 111.  
 
The Meteor, dark crimson.

Book  (1895)  Page(s) 169.  
 
HT. The Meteor (Bennett 1888). Large, double, dark velvety crimson-red. Excellent forcing rose and "summer-bloomer".

Magazine  (16 Aug 1894)  Page(s) 30.  
 
The main points required in a forcing rose under the present conditions are a good constitution and its accompaniments, namely, vigorous and rapid growth, strong upright stem, good substance, rich foliage, and immunity from disease; large flowers borne on single stems, with persistent petals of clean color and no tendency to turn purplish; sufficient doubleness of flower to prevent exposing the center when full blown, but not so double as to interfere with free and rapid development of blooms in midwinter; long and steady season of blooming.
Next to the American Beauty in value as a forcing rose stands the Meteor in the estimation of some of the largest growers to-day. Plants of this variety have been in great demand during the past spring and it has now taken its position as the foremost red everblooming rose. A glance at the history of the Meteor will not be out of place here. It was so little thought of by its raiser, Mr. Henry Bennett, that he presented it to Mr. Evans, the purchaser of the Bennett, with the remark "that it might be some use in America but was of no use to him". It remained in Mr. Evans' hands for about eight years, he growing it with indifferent success, and all the slow Philadelphia people concluded that it was not a safe rose to handle. Finally an enterprising New York grower bought it out, stock plants and all. Experiments with it under different conditions soon developed what its special needs under cultivation were, and it has been such a success that it is now considered indispensable by all the leading growers. It is a mistake to condemn a rose too quickly.

Website/Catalog  (1894)  Page(s) 9.  
 
Tea and Hybrid Tea Varieties.
The Meteor. (HT). exhibition, garden. Deep rich velvety crimson, a very bright and lasting colour; good size, full and well formed, profuse and continuous bloomer, vigorous grower. The best dark garden rose in the section.

Book  (1892)  Page(s) 287.  
 
Meteor vig., HT Bennett, 1887. Rich dark velvety-crimson, retaining its color well; a constant bloomer, healthy, with no tendency to mildew; admirable for forcing.

Magazine  (1892)  Page(s) 28.  
 
Meteor. A rich, dark velvety crimson Hybrid Tea; a free- bloomer and vigorous grower.