Book  (1936)  Page(s) 414.  
 
Leroy, Hortense (hybrid china or tea) V. Verdier 1847; pale lilac-pink, fades to white-pink, medium size, very double, globular, growth 7/10.

Book  (1899)  Page(s) 79.  
 
Hortense Leroy, Hybride de Bengale, V. Verdier, 1847, rose pâle

Book  (1880)  Page(s) Annex, p. 60.  
 
hybrid china, Hortense Leroy (Verdier, 1838), pale red, becoming even paler when fully expanded, medium size, very double, globular.

Book  (1858)  Page(s) 247.  
 
Hibriden der Bourbon-Rosen.
Hortense Leroy (Verdier, 1838), Blumen mittelgroß, sehr gefüllt, blaßroth; kugelförmig.

Translation: The Hybrid Bourbon Rose.
Hortense Leroy (Verdier, 1838), the globular flowers are of medium size, very double, light red.

Magazine  (1852)  Page(s) 111.  
 
Hybrid Bourbon....Hortense Leroy...

Magazine  (1852)  Page(s) 48.  
 
The Hybrid Bourbon Rose....Hortense Leroy, delicate rose

Book  (1848)  Page(s) 89.  
 
The Hybrid Bourbon Rose.
30. Hortense Leroy; flowers rosy pink, changing paler after full-blown, of medium size, very double; form, globular. Habit, branching; growth, moderate. Raised in the vicinity of Paris. Introduced in 1838.

Magazine  (Aug 1846)  Page(s) 263.  
 
Prince's Linnaean Botanic Garden....Hybrid Bourbon: Joasine, Victor Hugo, Hortense Leroy.

Website/Catalog  (1846)  Page(s) 19.  
 
Hybrid Bourbon Roses.
All have cupped flowers except those otherwise noted.
777. Hortense Leroy, Suitable as a show rose...Bright rose, superb, distinct...62 cents

Magazine  (20 Jul 1844)  Page(s) 481.  
 
Hybrid Bourbon:....Hortense Leroy...