Book  (Apr 1999)  Page(s) 558.  
 
Atropurpurea Rugosa. George Paul 1899

Book  (11 Jun 1993)  Page(s) 68.  
 
R. rugosa x unknown R. x damascena. Paul & Son (England) 1899. Description... Trevor Griffith's The Book of Classic Old Roses provides a brief description and a photograph... [this rose] might be commercially available in New Zealand... blackish crimson buds open into fragrant, deep crimson blooms that fade to purple...

Website/Catalog  (1938)  Page(s) 47.  
 
Rugosa Roses and their Hybrids (R. Rugosa).
These do not require pruning after the first season, except cutting away dead wood.
Atropurpurea... Blackish crimson, passing to maroon crimson. Certainly the finest of the class. Introduced 1899.

Book  (1936)  Page(s) 39.  
 
Atropurpurea (hybrid rugosa) G. Paul 1889; crimson, mottled maroon, solitary, upright habit, 1.50 m. Sangerhausen

Magazine  (Jul 1930)  Page(s) 90.  
 
Hybrides de R.rugosa ... Atropurpurea. — Turbat (?), carmin et marron, très précoce.

Website/Catalog  (1921)  Page(s) 7.  
 
Roses.
Atropurpurea, blackish crimson; class: Rugosa; habit of growth: vigorous.

Book  (1915)  Page(s) 36.  
 
"Rugosa Roses"
by H. R. Darlington, Hon. Secretary N. R. S.
To those of our friends who are beginning to grow these Roses I am disposed to recommend the following selection:
Singles.
Alba, atropurpurea, calocarpa, and, perhaps, for its perfume, Souvenir de Pierre Leperdrieux.
[...]
Atropurpurea (Paul and Son, 1899). This has deep blackish crimson buds opening to maroon flowers, changing to purple as they fade. It is a most beautiful variety; perhaps the greatest advance yet attained in the singles. The berries which follow the flowers are rounded and slightly flattened. The plant is of moderate growth, from 3 feet to 5 feet high, and tolerably bushy.

Website/Catalog  (1914)  Page(s) 38.  
 
Rugosa Roses and their Hybrids (R. Rugosa).
These do not require pruning after the first season, except cutting away dead wood.
Atropurpurea... Paul & Son, 1899, vigorous. Blackish-crimson, passing to maroon-crimson; certainly the finest of the class.

Book  (1910)  Page(s) 275.  
 
Atropurpurea a single flowered variety of very rich colour, maroon changing to purple.

Magazine  (May 1907)  Page(s) 108.  
 
THE BEST ROSES FOR OUTDOOR CULTURE By AARON WARD
Atropurpurea (Paul 1899). Bright crimson, shaded maroon, quite full, very large petals.