Book  (1993)  Page(s) 169.  
 
....Dainty Bess, named after his late wife and launched in 1926, is still available, as is a climbing sport of it. In 1929 they won a gold cup offered by the Daily Mail for the best scented rose. Alas, the Daily Mail Scented Rose has disappeared. It's flowers were dark, velvety red and very well scented but it was a poor grower.

Book  (1959)  Page(s) 76.  
 
Daily Mail Scented. Archer, 1929. ‘Chateau de Clos Vougeot’ x ‘K. of K.’. Deep velvety-red, of variable quality; fragrant; moderately vigorous. Liable to mildew.

Website/Catalog  (1959)  Page(s) 2.  
 
Daily Mail Scented. Deep velvety red and sweetly fragrant; growth good with plenty of shapely buds that are ideal for decorative work

Book  (1958)  Page(s) 75.  
 
Daily Mail Scented Rose. HT. (Archer, '27.) Château de Clos Vougeot X K. of K. Petals imbricated, very fragrant (Damask), crimson, shaded maroon and vermilion, reverse dark crimson. (28) Awarded Daily Mail Cup for best new scented seedling rose, '27.

Book  (1954)  Page(s) 61.  
 
Leonard Hollis: The 250 guineas Daily Mail Gold Cup, offered for the best new scented Rose exhibited at the Show of New Roses on 15th July, 1927, created great interest and no less than 94 new varieties were staged. The trophy was won by Mr. W. E. B. Archer for his red seedling, since known as The Daily Mail Scented Rose, but now little grown. Indeed, like many other red varieties of twenty-five years ago, it did not have a strong enough constitution to become a leading Rose. It must be remembered that this was in the era prior to the opening of the old Trial Ground at Haywards Heath.

Book  (1953)  Page(s) 33.  
 
S. J. Bisdee.  Red Roses in Tasmania.
Guinee and Daily Mail Scented both but are fine reds later turn brown if the weather is cold and wet early in the season. 

Book  (1953)  Page(s) 119.  
 
E. B. Le Grice. My Masterpiece.
….With these preliminary remarks I would unhesitatingly place ‘Dusky Maiden’ as my best yet. It is a hybridist’s dream….. In the year 1931 when Daily Mail Scented was a very new Rose, I used it as pollen parent to ‘Etoile de Hollande’…..My records tell me that I crossed the varieties ‘Etoile de Hollande’ and ‘Daily Mail Scented both ways…..
p120 ibid. There were certain bad qualities present in some of the parents and grandparents, Daily Mail Scented had the great failing of burning badly. Its petals browned and crumpled with hot sun. ‘Dusky Maiden’ retained the blackish maroon but does not burn in heat although a proportion of seedlings raised from it perpetuated this failing. From ‘Daily Mail Scented’ it also obtained its very early flowering qualities….

Book  (1952)  Page(s) 55.  
 
Dr. A. S. Thomas.  Red Roses.
Of course, Daily Mail Scented is almost black under certain climatic conditions, but that is not its normal colour.

Website/Catalog  (1952)  Page(s) 26.  
 
Daily Mail Scented. Profuse rich deep velvety red blooms with scarlet sheen. Growth is medium and flowers inclined to become full blown early in hot weather.

Website/Catalog  (1948)  Page(s) 3.  
 
Daily Mail Scented. a delightful deep rich red; semi double; sweet; moderate growth.