Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 641.  
 
William Shean Hybrid Tea, clear rose-pink, veined darker, 1906, Dickson, A. Description.

Website/Catalog  (1938)  Page(s) 43.  
 
Bush Roses
William Shean (Hybrid Tea) By Dicksons of Hawlmark, 1906... Pure pink. Immense size. Exhibition only. Highly perfumed. Gold Medal N.R.S.

Book  (1936)  Page(s) 662.  
 
Shean, William (HT) A. Dickson 1906; pure carnation-pink, veined soft ochre, very large, double, fine form, broad petals, fragrance 5/10, floriferous, repeats well, growth 6/10. Sangerhausen

Book  (1926)  Page(s) 49.  
 
William Shean (A. Dickson & Sons, 1906): remarkable for its long buds and great depth of flower. .Not notable in any other respect, and it doesn't bloom very much.

Website/Catalog  (1925)  Page(s) 57.  
 
General List. (192) William Shean (HT. A. Dickson 1906 ) 2 or 3. .....far too heavy for their stems.

Website/Catalog  (1924)  Page(s) 45.  
 
General List. (167) William Shean (HT. A. Dickson 1906) 2. .....One correspondent declares he has seen it like a small red pickling cabbage.

Website/Catalog  (1922)  Page(s) 28.  
 
General List. (111) William Shean (HT) (A. Dickson) 2. Pure pink of immense size, so large, in fact, as to be almost coarse at times. The plant is a very uncertain grower and is only recommended to exhibitors.

Website/Catalog  (1921)  Page(s) 39.  
 
Roses.
William Shean, pink, immense size; class: Hybrid Tea; habit of growth: vigorous.

Website/Catalog  (1921)  Page(s) [4].  
 
Hybrid Teas or Everblooming Varieties
$1.25 each, $12 per dozen, $90 per 100 
William Shean. Awarded Gold Medal by the National Rose Society. Its color is pure pink, delicately veined with ocher. The flowers are large, full, and of perfect form.

Book  (Apr 1915)  Page(s) 66.  
 
William Shean Hybrid Tea. Alex. Dickson & Sons, 1906. Description and cultivation... Very large; pink but not always clear in color...