Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 463.  
 
Portia Hybrid Tea, nasturtium-red, paling to pink, 1921, 'Bridesmaid' x 'Sunburst'; Bees. Description.

Book  (1958)  Page(s) 305.  
 
Portia. HT. (Bees, '21.) Bridesmaid X Sunburst. Dbl., fragrant, nasturtium-red, paling to pink.

Book  (1940)  Page(s) 18.  
 
Bees, Ltd., Sealand Nurseries, Chester, England ['Portia']

Book  (1936)  Page(s) 575.  
 
Portia (HT) Bees 1921; Bridesmaid X Sunburst; glossy madder-red to orange-crab-red, fades to metallic pink, medium size, double, globular, high-centred, lasting, solitary or up to 3, fragrance 4/10, floriferous, continuous bloom, many prickles, growth 7/10, bushy, well-branched, short, hardy. Sangerhausen

Website/Catalog  (1924)  Page(s) 24.  
 
The following sorts contain a few of medium quality and many quite unsuitable. They are therefore "discarded." Portia

Website/Catalog  (1923)  
 
Hybrid Tea, Portia, nasturtium-red with shrimp-red, Bees, 1921

Magazine  (Jun 1922)  Page(s) 315.  
 
Concours de Roses Nouvelles de 1922 Réunion du Jury du 15 Juin 1922
Portia, de Bees. — Feuillage peut, bouton bien fait, long, à pétales enroulés, couleur rose saumon ; odeur d'oeillet. La tige n'est pas toujours suffisamment forte.