Book  (1986)  Page(s) 136.  
 
'Mrs. Sam McGredy' (1938) This climbing form has very special appeal with coppery salmon-pink double flowers in profusion over a long season. It is fragrant and has quite dark young foliage.

Website/Catalog  (1986)  Page(s) 53.  
 
Mrs. Sam McGredy (Climbing Hybrid Tea).....P

Website/Catalog  (1985)  Page(s) 33.  
 
Mrs. Sam McGredy (Clg H.T.)..... 18 x 12’

Website/Catalog  (1982)  Page(s) 27.  
 
Mrs.Sam McGredy (Clg. H.T.) A very vigorous rose, with coppery red foliage. The flowers are large, fiery copper-orange. Scented. 1929. (R) 18 x 10’.

Magazine  (1979)  Page(s) 93.  
 
The majority of these (summer-flowering climbers) are mutations or climbing sports of well-known bush roses. The blooms are generally bigger than their dwarf counterparts, and they possess an astonishing vigour, growing to 6 or 9 m (20-30 ft). They are generally available throughout the world. (They are) …… and 'Climbing Mrs. Sam McGredy' Copper/orange/bronze. These are worth growing for the magnificent flush of flower early in the season, but are apt to look dreary in late summer. Their vigour precludes them from all but the largest gardens. They require little in the way of maintenance other than a tedious pruning in late autumn or early winter. The young growths should be tied back carefully and the flowering wood cut back to within 5cm (2 in) of the main stem.

Book  (1978)  Page(s) 143.  
 
'Mrs Sam McGredy, Climbing'  Climber Salmon to red  Summer   +  P2    H4 *** 
The  only sensible way to grow this darling of the 1930s is as a climber, in which form it is more robust than the bush ever was. The purple colour of the young leaves and the coppery colour of the young flowers are both entrancing, and at different times. There is some  risk of blackspot. A leafy plant which seems to promise to leap out of bounds, but normally keeps to first storey height. Sports were found in Holland by G. A.  H. Buisman &  Son of Heerde; in France by the Widow Guillaud & Fils of Isere; and  in the United States by the Western Rose Company of Van Nuys, California. The Dutch sport  introduced in 1937, is the one grown in Britain. 

Book  (1974)  Page(s) 21.  
 
p21 .... In the same garden I had three specimens of 'Climbing Mrs. Sam McGredy' planted against the gable end of a detached brick garage, and these made a wonderful display in the first half of June every year and covered a large area of the roof as well.

p180 'Mrs. Sam McGredy Climbing'. summer Flowering. Cl. HT. Buisman, 1937. Sport from 'Mrs. Sam McGredy'. Coppery-salmon red, fading to coppery-salmon pink. Flowers large, full and well formed, produced freely. Growth vigorous, with crimson wood and young foliage, maturing glossy dark green. May need protection from black spot. A very beautiful variety. (Suitable for:) Walls or Pillars.

Book  (1973)  Page(s) 39.  
 
W. A. James. The Hybrid Tea Climbing Sports. ‘Mrs. Sam McGredy’ (1937) – This may well have been the best of the hybrid tea climbing ‘sports’. It topped the poll for climbing roses for six successive years and was placed second or third on many occasions. A vigorous grower, with eye-catching bronze-green foliage and superb coppery orange-salmon flowers

Book  (1971)  Page(s) 114.  
 
p114. Climbing Mrs. Sam McGredy. Cl. HT sport. deep coppery-salmon-red, recurrent, 8 ft (2.4 m) 1937. Discovered by T. A. H. Buisman & Son, Holland, also sported at Somerset Rose Co., USA in 1940. Parentage: ‘Mrs. Sam McGredy’ sport. Climber or pillar rose of good vigour, free-flowering. Flowers large, semi-double or double, coppery-salmon-red. fading to coppery-pink, a striking blend. Sensitive to black spot.

Book  (1959)  Page(s) 85.  
 
F. J. Melville, Tasmania: I wonder whether Mr. McGredy could give us, at this late date, some idea of the antecedents of that wonderful rose, 'Mrs. Sam McGredy'? It is a prime favourite of mine, at its best the most beautiful rose of all. I grow the climbing sport and find it remontant to an unusual degree.