Book  (1885)  Page(s) 111, Vol 1.  
 
Bourbon. Astaroth.
Fleur moyenne, bien pleine; coloris rose très vif.

Translation: Bourbon. Astaroth.
Average-sized flower is fairly full; color is a very vivid pink.

Book  (1880)  Page(s) 12, appendix.  
 
392. indica borbonica. Astaroth Blume sehr lebhaftrosa, mittelgross, stark gefüllt.

Bourbon. Astaroth, bloom is a very bright rose color, of medium size and almost full.

Book  (1858)  Page(s) 231.  
 
Rosa indica borbonia Hort. Bourbon-Rose.
Astaroth, Blumen mittelgroß, stark gefüllt, sehr lebhaft rosa.

Translation: The Bourbon Rose.
Astaroth, The medium-sized, almost full flowers are a very vivid pink.

Book  (1854)  Page(s) 275-277.  
 
Translation:
Perhaps one or the other lover of ever-blooming roses will thank me if I share the list of those I can recommend from personal acquaintance, regardless of age or novelty. Such are,...4) Ile Bourbon roses: ...Astaroth...

Magazine  (1849)  Page(s) 239.  
 
Les roses d'Yèbles forment à elles seules un volumineux et riche catalogue qui a fourni au commerce et aux amateurs une série de nombreuses variétés .... Astaroth.

Book  (1847)  Page(s) 559.  
 
Variétés jardinières du rosier Bourbon.
Astaroth. FIeurs moyennes, doubles, pleines, rose très vif.