Book  (Apr 1999)  Page(s) 395-396.  
 
Duchesse de la Mothe-Houdancourt Hybrid Tea. Mille-Toussaint 1906. Parentage: 'Mme. Abel Chatenay' x 'Maman Cochet'... Rose red...

Book  (1936)  Page(s) 495.  
 
Mothe-Houdancourt, Duch. de la (HT) Mille Toussaint 1907; Chatenay X Maman Cochet; carmine-pink, shaded vermilion-pink, straw-yellow and coppery-red highlights, large, double, fragrance 5/10, floriferous, repeats, growth 6/10, bushy, Sangerhausen

Magazine  (3 Jun 1911)  Page(s) 266.  
 
The Parentage of Roses.
The following list of the world's Roses and their parentage has been compiled by Mr. Robert Daniel, 38 Russell Road. Fishponds, Bristol, and by his kind permission we are enabled to publish it...
Duchesse de la Mothe-Houdancourt... Hybrid Tea, Houdancourt, 1907, Mme. Abel Chatenay X Maman Cochet

Magazine  (Feb 1907)  Page(s) 22.  
 
Rosiers nouveaux de 1906.
Ont été mises au commerce, l’automne 1906, les roses suivantes:
Duchesse de la Mothe Houdancourt, (hybride de thé). Obtenteur Mille-Toussaint fils. — Arbuste très vigoureux, fleur grande, pleine, très odorante, rose carminé, ombré de rose vermillon, nuancé de jaune paille et de rouge cuivre. Issu de Madame Abel Chatenay x Maman Cachet.

Translation:
New Roses of 1906.
The following roses were introduced into commerce in the autumn of 1906:
Duchesse de la Mothe Houdancourt (hybrid tea). Breeder Mille-Toussaint fils. -- A very vigorous shrub, the large, full, very fragrant flower is a carmine pink, shaded with vermillion pink, with nuances of straw yellow and copper red. Issue of Madame Abel Chatenay x Maman Cachet