Book  (Apr 1999)  Page(s) 396.  
 
Earl of Gosford Hybrid Tea. McGredy 1912. The author cites information from different sources... Dark crimson...

Book  (Apr 1999)  Page(s) 557.  
 
Earl of Gosford Hybrid Tea. Samuel McGredy (Portadown, Ireland) 1912

Book  (1936)  Page(s) 308.  
 
of Gosford, Earl (HT) McGredy 1912; scarlet, shaded dark crimson, large, well double, ovoid, solitary or up to 3, fragrance 8/10, floriferous, repeats well, broad foliage, growth 7/10, bushy. Sangerhausen

Website/Catalog  (1914)  Page(s) 16.  
 
Hybrid Tea Roses.
Earl of Gosford, S. McGredy & Son, 1912, vigorous. Dark crimson, heavily shaded after the style of "Victor Hugo", very fragrant.

Book  (1914)  Page(s) 75.  
 
Descriptive List of the Newer Roses.  1910-1913.
Earl of Gosford (Hybrid Tea), S. McGredy & Son, 1912. — Dark crimson. —Vigorous. — Exhibition. — Fragrant. 

Website/Catalog  (1913)  Page(s) 35.  
 
Rose Novelties of Foreign Origin Introduced to the American Trade by M. H. Walsh, Woods Hole, Mass., Spring of 1914, Descriptions by the Originators
Earl of Gosford (Hybrid Tea)
McGredy
Dark crimson, heavily shaded, after the style of Victor Hugo; a fine, strong grower; very fragrant. $1 each.

Magazine  (1 Nov 1912)  Page(s) 171.  
 
L'établissement de MM. Samuel M'Gredy et Son, de Portadown (Ireland), met au commerce les quatre nouveautés suivantes : EARL OF GOSFORD (Hybride de Thé). Couleur incarnat foncé nuancé dans le genre de Victor Hugo ; d'une vigueur admirable, c'est une rose s'adaptant particulièrement bien aux climats rigoureux. Grâce à ces qualités, c'est une nouveauté appelée à devenir très populaire.

Magazine  (17 Sep 1910)  Page(s) 461.  
 
New Roses of the Year.
There are some eighty Roses that may be termed novelties of the year, all of which deserve a notice; but perhaps it will be best to take the varieties first that have received awards of some kind during the current year...
The following six varieties obtained the silver-gilt medal of the National Rose Society this year:
Earl of Gosford (Hybrid Tea, S. McGredy and Son). — A grand colour, somewhat resembling Leslie Holland, but probably a more suitable variety for the garden.