Book  (1981)  Page(s) 113.  
 
The German grower Paul Brauer, who settled down in San Remo, left us three HT roses, 'King of Siam', 'Contessa Cecilia Lurani' and 'Dr Warner'; and three Teas, 'Earl of Mexborough', 'Fürstin Infantin von Hohenzollern' and 'Wilhelm Hartmann'.

Book  (1936)  Page(s) 432.  
 
Lurani, Contessa Cecilia (HT) Bräuer 1902; K. Aug. Viktoria X Pr. di Napoli; soft pink with salmon-red, large to very large, well double, lasting, fragrance 6/10, long stems, growth 5/10

Magazine  (27 May 1911)  Page(s) 254.  
 
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...
Contessa Cecilia Lurani... Hybrid Tea, Brauer, 1908, Kaiserin Augusta Victoria X Principessa di Napoli

Magazine  (1911)  Page(s) 134.  
 
Mr. Bräuer in San remo is actually the only one who pays his full attention to breeding new Hybrid Teas. His successes are quite satisfactory, especially in Riviera-roses; take for example his Contessa Caecilia Lurani, Fürstin Bülow, Wilhelm Hartmann, Prinzessin Viktoria von Battenberg, Zarina Alexandra, and foremost, his newest rose, King of Siam. I especially liked a very dark bluish black rose, a seedling of General Mac Arthur, which has not been named yet and not yet propagated, but gave me the impression that it could be play a great role next season on the Boulevards of Paris. The villa of Mr. Bräuer at the foot of Monte Solare near San Remo....

Book  (1906)  Page(s) 40.  
 
2.616. Contessa Cecilia Lurani, Hybride de Thé, Braüer, rose

Magazine  (1904)  Page(s) 89.  
 
The pink Kaiserin, more correctly Contessa Caecilie Lurani, as named now by Mr. Bräuer, originated from a cross between Kaiserin Auguste Viktoria and Principessa di Napoli. She exceeds the latter in beauty....

Magazine  (1904)  Page(s) 166.  
 
In the last edition of Rosenzeitung, Mr. P. Bräuer of San Remo reports on a Maréchal Niel seedling.... if it takes as long as Wilhelm Hartmann, Dr. Wauer and Contesssa Cecilia Lurani, announced a long time ago....

Magazine  (1901)  Page(s) 81.  
 
Contessa Cecilia Lurani (Kaiserin Auguste Viktoria x Principessa di Napoli) Pink Kaiserin....The intended goal, attaining a really typical, pink-coloured "Kaiserin Auguste Viktoria", he realised only by using the pollen of his later-bred Principessa di Napoli...

Magazine  (1901)  
 
Die rosa Kaiserin des Herrn Paul Bräuer San Remo wurde mir am 29. November in wunderschönen Blumen übersandt. Die Form ist ganz Kaiserin, die Farbe fein lachsrosa, unten und nach aussen kräftiger. Diese Rose wird wieder eine Rangrose werden, und wir gratulieren dem Züchter.

Translation:
The pink Kaiserin of Mr. Paul Bräuer of San Remo was sent to me on November 29 in very beautiful blooms. The form is quite Kaiserin [Auguste Viktoria], the colour fine salmon-pink, with deeper undertones and reverse. This rose will again become a rose of rank, and we congratulate the breeder.

Magazine  (1901)  Page(s) 82.  
 
A rose-lover friend from Germany wrote to me at the time the following: "Your pink Kaiserin, Contessa Cecilia Lurani, is a first-class rose of noblest form and colour, thus the greatest ornament of my collection, etc....