Book  (1967)  Page(s) 43.  
 
Some All-Canadian Roses
by Fred Blakeney, Victoria, B.C.
H.M. Eddie & Sons Ltd., 4100 S.W. Marine Drive, Vancouver 13, B.C., have produced far more Hybrid Tea roses of Canadian origin than anyone else in Canada. They have been hybridizing for over thirty years, and have produced eighteen roses in B.C. as follows in alphabetical order:
"Picturesque", Hybrid Tea, is a seedling of "Mrs. H. M. Eddie" crossed with "Mrs. Sam McGredy", and was introduced in 1950. It is a fragrant pale pink with pronounced red veinings.

Book  (1959)  Page(s) 51.  
 
Picturesque.  H.T. (1950) Mrs. H.M. Eddie x Mrs. Sam McGredy.  Long bud; flowers large, double, high-centred, slightly fragrant, pale pink with red veining.  Foliage leathery. A good upright grower.