Book  (Sep 1993)  Page(s) 290.  Includes photo(s).
 
Miss Rowena Thom Large-flowered. Howard & Smith 1927. Description... a brilliant rose, overlaid with mauve and washed gold at the centre. Parentage: 'Radiance' x 'Los Angeles'

Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 384.  
 
Miss Rowena Thom Hybrid Tea, fiery rose and rosy mauve, center washed gold, 1927, 'Radiance' x 'Los Angeles'; Howard & Smith. Description.

Website/Catalog  (1948)  Page(s) 49.  
 
Roses
Hybrid Tea and Everblooming
No. 1 grade...80¢ each
Miss Rowena Thom—satiny pink with gold base

Book  (1936)  Page(s) 703.  
 
Thom, Miss Rowena (HT) Howard & Smith 1927; Radiance x Los Angeles; bright turkish-red to fiery red, shaded old gold, bronze and golden-yellow, center pink, shaded golden-yellow, very large (15 cm), very double, fine form, solitary or up to 3, fragrance 7/10, floriferous, continuous bloom, long strong stems, red prickles, light green foliage, growth 7/10, upright. Sangerhausen

Magazine  (Apr 1934)  Page(s) 50.  
 
Rosiers hybrides de thé ... Miss Rowena Thom (HOWARD & SMITH). Fleur d'un superbe coloris rouge d'orient, à l'épanouissement le revers des pétales est retouché de bronze doré. Arbuste de bonne vigueur et florifère

Magazine  (Apr 1932)  Page(s) 46.  
 
[From the N.R.S. Trial garden in 1930][continued from August 1931 issue: Un Certificat de première classe a été décerné à :]
258. Mrs Rovena Thom (H. T.), Howard & Smith (Californie).
Couleur : Rose pâle.
Forme de la fleur : Très grande et pleine. Jolie comme bouton.
Parfum : Parfum délicieux.
Forme de croissance : Très vigoureuse et droite. Feuillage vert clair, bois vert, épines rouges.
Destinations les mieux appropriées : Exposition, jardins, parterres.
Remarques : Une très jolie rose, qui est digne d'une place dans un jardin, ne serait-ce qu'en raison de son merveilleux parfum. Supporte bien la pluie.

Website/Catalog  (1929)  Page(s) 37.  
 
New Roses 1929
Miss Rowena Thom (HT) (Howard & Smith, 1928). Bud very large, long pointed, flower enormous, full double, open perfectly, colour a blending of fiery rose and rosy mauve, together with old gold, centre fiery rose washed with gold, borne on very long, strong sterns. Growth exceptionally vigorous, upright, profuse, continuous bloomer all season. 5/- each.
Growth good, 40 petals, very promisinq indeed.

Website/Catalog  (1929)  Page(s) 4.  
 
Novelties and Scarce Roses
Miss Rowena Thom. Hybrid Tea. (Howard & Smith, 1928.) Enormous buds and blooms of fiery rose and mauve, shaded with old-gold at the center, borne on long, strong stems. A profuse, continuous bloomer and a very vigorous plant.
Certainly gigantic and very impressive flowers. The color is a little dull, and plants which we observed last season were not continuously in bloom, but Mr. Howard is so enthusiastic about it, and it has won so many honors in its California home, that it is certainly worth trying carefully. It may turn out to be very fine.