Article (misc)  (9 Jun 2009)  
 
'Ethel Dawson'. Parentage: Daily Sketch x (Stella x Charles Mallerin)

Book  (2007)  
 
‘Ethel Dawson’. HT, rb, Dawson, George. [Red Meillandina[*] × seedling] Intro: before 1987[**]

[*Note - 'Red Meillandina' was bred in 1982 - according to the Combined Rose List 2005, p203]

[**1987 possibly should read 1978]

Website/Catalog  (2003)  Page(s) 32.  
 
‘Ethel Dawson’ Hybrid Tea. Medium red. Dawson.

Website/Catalog  (2000)  Page(s) 5.  
 
‘Ethel Dawson’. Hybrid Tea. Pr 1978. Australia. Double, fragrant, prickles fewer, large flowers, cut flowers, recurrent. 1.5m x 1.3m. medium red.

Book  (1999)  Page(s) 20.  
 
'Ethel Dawson' - prior to 1978. Unknown breeding. Named after his wife. Large Flowered Bush rose. High pointed bud. Double, fragrant, mid red flowers with occasional white base, fully recurrent. Leathery foliage. Vigorous growth. Flower: 27 petals, 90 mm, singly. Bush: 1.5 m x 1.25 m.

Book  (Dec 1998)  Page(s) 227.  Includes photo(s).
 
'Ethel Dawson'. Modern, large-flowered hybrid tea. Medium red, repeat-flowering. George Dawson raised some very good long-stemmed, glossy foliaged, disease resistant roses, this one named for his wife being no exception. The flowers which are mid-red with a white base, are medium sized, well formed and open slowly to full blooms that retain their color well. They have a pleasant perfume, and a good repeat cycle. ‘Ethel Dawson’ is a vigorous plant with deep green foliage. Zones 6-9. Dawson, Australia, pre 1978. Parentage unknown.

Book  (1996)  Page(s) 46.  
 
‘Ethel Dawson’ Dawson. Australia. HT. Red. [available from] Golden Vale.

Book  (1992)  Page(s) 148.  
 
Ron Bell. Vale George Dawson. ....but there remained a large number of roses worthy of release but did not make the nursery catalogues including a fine red which he named ‘Ethel Dawson’ after his late wife.

Book  (1982)  Page(s) 77.  
 
Dr. Peter Hughes. Roses Bred in Australia – For Australians. ....’Red Planet’. This is a satisfying rose but not more so than Mr. G. Dawson’s .... unintroduced Ethyl Dawson....