Book  (1951)  Page(s) 112.  
 
In Griffith Buck's article, "Varieties of Rose Understocks," pp. 101-116, Buck reports this is a variety of the species used as a rootstock. "An excessively thorny prostrate plant characterizes this species readily grown from seed, easily budded...."

Book  (1936)  Page(s) 134.  
 
R. Marion Hatton.  Understocks in America
The United States Department of Agriculture has done, and is still doing, considerable experimenting with Rose understocks, and their best results so far have been with a variety of Multiflora, " Chenault 5892," which is somewhat stronger growing than the Multi-flora now in use, and in the Government tests has produced more flowers per plant than any other understock. It will be tried out by some of the nurseries as soon as a sufficient quantity of seed plants can be grown.

Book  (28 Feb 1935)  Page(s) 57.  
 
I am told that a form of Multiflora called 'Chenault (5892)' is better than Japanese Multiflora...

Magazine  (Mar 1930)  Page(s) 31.  
 
A l'Arnold Arboretum, le professeur Sargent désignait sous le nom de Rosa polyantha Chenaultii une espèce très vigoureuse, qui donne aux Etats-Unis de très bons résultats comme porte-greffes.