Article (misc)  (9 Jun 2009)  
 
‘Birthday Present’ Cl. HT. dr. 1950. Bred. Dbl. ‘Guinee’ x ‘Rouge Mallerin’. D. Toogood.

Website/Catalog  (2005)  Page(s) 25.  
 
'Birthday Present'. Modern climber. Australia. Dark red, very fragrant, pillar.

Book  (2003)  Page(s) 238.  
 
‘Birthday Present’. (Toogood, 1950).

Website/Catalog  (2000)  Page(s) 13.  Includes photo(s).
 
'Birthday Present'. Hybrid Tea Cl. 1950. Australia. Climber. Arch, tall fence, Gazebo. Double. Very fragrant. Prickles absent or nearly so. Attractive Leaves. Cut flowers, large flowers Partially recurrent. 4.0 x 2.8m dark red.

Book  (2000)  Page(s) 117.  Includes photo(s).
 
‘Birthday Present’ = Grimpant à grande fleur. See ref Botanica's Roses.

Book  (1999)  Page(s) 41.  Includes photo(s).
 
Frank Douglas (Doug) Toogood....'Birthday Present' was so named as it was first seen to bloom on his birthday.
'Birthday Present' – 1950. Guinee x Rouge Mallerin. Large Flowered Climbing Rose. Ovoid bud. Semi-double, dark red high centred flowers, spring, can repeat in autumn. Dark foliage. Few prickles. Flower 20 petals. 90mm 1 to 3. Climber 3m x 1.5m.

Book  (1999)  Page(s) 14.  
 
'Birthday Present'. Toogood. Australia. 1950. Climber. Red. (available from) : Golden Vale.

Book  (Dec 1998)  Page(s) 117.  Includes photo(s).
 
'Birthday Present'. Modern. Large-flowered climber, dark red. Repeat-flowering. Douglas Toogood of Melbourne found this seeding in his seedling patch on his birthday – hence the name. ‘Birthday Present’ is a vigorous climber producing an abundance of very dark red, highly scented double blooms composed of 20 or more petals on a 13 ft (4m) high plant. Repeat bloom will occur in some seasons but not in others. It is one of the best of the Australian-raised climbing red roses and has dark, leathery foliage and excellent disease resistance. It is a good rose for a wall, pillar or tripod and is even strong enough for an archway. Zones 5-9. Toogood, Australia, 1950. ‘Guinee’ x ‘Rouge Mallerin’.

Magazine  (1998)  Page(s) 24. Vol 20, No. 2.  
 
Stan Polley, Connewarne, Vic. I am a member of the Heritage Rose Society, and I get your journal. Years ago I used to grow climbing roses. They were 'Peace', 'Mrs. Herbert Stevens', and 'Birthday Present'. This one was propagated by Mr. Toogood and it was a brownish-red colour. It has gone out now.

Book  (1996)  Page(s) 18.  
 
'Birthday Present'. Toogood. Australia, 1950. Climber red. (available from) : Country Farm, Dalry, Golden Vale.