Gardening Illustrated vol. 28, no. 1446, p. 533 (Nov 24, 1906)

ROSE MME. PAULINE BERSEZ. The raiser of Mme. Abel Chatenay has given us a good distinct Rose in the one under notice. Some of his seedlings have a certain family likeness, as witness Mme. E. Boullet and Paul Lede, but in Mme. Pauline Bersez we have a variety with the fine slender growth of the true Teas, yet with a sturdiness and vigour that proclaim it at once a Hybrid Ten. The colour is creamy-white, with canary-yellow centre. The flowers are inclined to be of medium size, but by disbudding, a larger size could be secured. As will be seen from the illustration, the form of the half-open flowers is excellent, each bloom making a perfect coat-flower.

There are other Hybrid Teas that come somewhat near Mme. Pauline Bersez in its canary-yellow centre petals. Perhaps the best is Mme. Charles de Luze, but it differs greatly in shape, being a wide, flat blossom. It would seem as though one of the latest novelties also had tendencies the same way. I allude to Mme. Simon de Beaumez. One great feature about the Rose under notice is its very continuous flowering habit, there being apparently no cessation, as with some varieties.

This Rose can never be a show bloom, for its size is against it, but for garden decoration or for pot culture it is fine.