Book  (1936)  Page(s) 56.  
 
Bayard-Thayer, Mrs. (HT) Waban R. Cons. 1916; sport of M. C. E. Russell; light silvery pink, reverse deep pink, large, double, large dark green foliage, flat, habit like Russell.

Book  (1917)  Page(s) 124.  
 
A Partial List of Roses Introduced in America
Compiled by Charles E. F. Gersdorff and the Editor
Mrs. Bayard Thayer, Hybrid Tea. (Waban Rose Cons., reg. A.R.S., 1916.)

Website/Catalog  (1916)  Page(s) 4.  
 
The Light Pink Sport From Mrs. Russell is
Mrs. W. Bayard Thayer
(Waban Conservatories)
It won the medal for best novelty rose at the Cleveland show. Everybody who grows Mrs. Russell will want this fine, light pink sport; the tone of color is excellent, and it has all the rounded beauty of the parent; a fine addition to our "big" roses.