Booklet  (2008)  
 
An Information List of all Varieties. p6
1975. Mme. President

Book  (2004)  Page(s) 105.  Includes photo(s).
 
Madame President Floribunda. Syn 'Madam President'. From McGredy (NZ), Introduced in 1975, this is a good rose for a warm, dry climate. Long, pointed buds open slowly to shapely, high-centred flowers,in soft rose pink. They hold well when picked and look good at all stages. The repeat is quick and there is a light fragrance. Foliage is small, dark green and disease-resistant on a vigorous bushy shrub. (Seedling x 'Handel'). Zones 6-9.

Book  (1998)  
 
My Most Healthy and Free Flowering Roses symposium.

p84. Mr. Ralph Morris. Western Australia. Madam President HT. 1.5 metres. This rose flowers freely and the well formed mid-pink blooms have a luminous quality about them which makes them ideal for indoor decoration. The blooms come one to a stem and in small clusters.

p89. Mr. Peter Burton, Houghton, South Australia. Madam President Blends of pink shades, this floribunda rose is exquisite and flowers early in the season and repeats well. Interstate and overseas visitors marvel at the way that 'Madam President' both in colour and form performs in Adelaide. It is outstanding and yes we are biased.

Book  (1997)  Page(s) 29.  
 
Mme. President Hybrid Tea 1975... one of the easiest roses to grow to perfection...

Book  (1996)  Page(s) 147.  
 
Editor. (Ian Spriggs). These two very good roses should be more widely grown. Both roses were raised by Sam McGredy. Madam President (seedling x 'Handel') 1975 is a delightful soft pink with a deeper pink edge. Clusters of flowers are only small. Shows promise as a pollen parent for seedlings.

Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 332.  
 
Madam President Floribunda, blend of pink shades, 1975, ('Madame President'); Seedling x 'Handel'; McGredy, S. IV. Description.

Book  (1993)  
 
My Twelve Best Floribunda Roses symposium.
p85. Mr. Kelvin Trimper, Prospect, South Australia. Madame President Tall, up to 1.5 metres, quick growing and free flowering. Mainly single, well shaped, deep pink flowers, a must in everyone's garden.

p95. Dr. Allan Campbell, Myrtle Bank, South Australia. Next is Madam President. This resembles a Hybrid Tea rather than a floribunda as there are rarely more than three blooms per stem and many are just single. A pale pink which opens into very large well formed blooms. It is very floriferous and makes an outstanding spectacle in the garden. It is disease resistant and a medium, slightly spreading grower.

Book  (1993)  Page(s) 260.  Includes photo(s).
 
Madam President Cluster-flowered. Pleasingly formal in shape, the pale pink flowers of 'Madam President' are nearly as large as a Large-flowered Rose. They preside on a bushy plant over dark green leaves. The color of the flower varies in depth with the season, often blending in a hint of peach or rose. Fragrance is only slight. Raised by Sam McGredy and introduced in 1975, its name honors the New Zealand Country Women's Association. Unnamed seedling x 'Handel'. Repeat flowering.

Book  (1987)  
 
p55. Editor. Ten Favourite Roses.
Mona McNaughton, Rotorua Rose Society: Madame President (McGredy 1975). Soft rose pink, its form resembling a camellia. Repeats well, lasts on the show bench and it is a lovely garden rose. Resists the well known diseases; does not fade during the hot summer weather and stands up to heavy rain.

p62. Joan and Hugh Mountford, Central Otago Rose Society: Madame President (McGredy, 1975). Good in the early stages and, when disbudded,can provide a fully open bloom that is worthy of a champion.

Book  (1987)  Page(s) 47.  Includes photo(s).
 
Madam President (McGredy, New Zealand, 1975). This rose was named to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of the Women's Division of Federated Farmers of New Zealand. It is a beautiful soft pink of medium size, flowering in clusters. It makes an excellent bedding rose; indeed there are several delightful beds of this rose throughout the country. It has a light fragrance and dainty buds which open to very double flattish flowers on a medium-sized plant.