Book  (Feb 1999)  Page(s) 11.  
 
R. laevigata... a Chinese species that has naturalized throughout the Southeast... large, white, single flowers...

Book  (Nov 1998)  Page(s) 13.  
 
R. laevigata Hooked thorns. Flowers: single, large, white... Began its life in China. Known as the 'Cherokee Rose' in the southern US.

Book  (May 1998)  Page(s) 194, 195.  Includes photo(s).
 
Page 194: Rosa nivea ('Snow-White Rose') Description... Flowers: single, scentless, petals rounded, very open, snow white... This rose is probably native to China and was introduced to Europe by Lord Macartney. (Thory considers it to be native to New Georgia in America, collected by Michaux and the same as R. laevigata of the Royal Garden.)...
Page 195: Illustration

Book  (Mar 1998)  Page(s) 10.  
 
R. laevigata glossy, sem-evergreen leaves consisting of only three leaflets

Magazine  (1998)  Page(s) 116. Vol 92, part 4.  
 
Dr. Tam Koolin. Three Wild Roses and Old Blushes in Coastal Fujian, South East China.
The first species to bloom was the deliciously scented R. laevigata....

Book  (Oct 1996)  Page(s) 39.  
 
R. laevigata ('Cherokee Rose') 1759. Description... Big, single white flowers with yellow stamens... This rose has become naturalised in the southern states of the United States of America since arriving there from China, and it is the state flower of Georgia...

Book  (Jun 1994)  Page(s) 11-12.  
 
Laevigatae... highly glossy leaves... only one species... R. laevigata, from China.

Book  (Nov 1993)  Page(s) 52.  
 
The Cherokee Rose... the state flower of Georgia...

Book  (Jun 1993)  Page(s) 21.  Includes photo(s).

Book  (Feb 1993)  Page(s) 22, 34.  Includes photo(s).
 
Page 22: [Photo]
Page 34: 2 photos: branch and blooms