Website/Catalog  (29 Mar 2018)  
 
Registered Name:'Jerry Desmonde' 
Synonyms:
ARS Approved Exhibition Name: Jerry Desmonde HT, mp, 1960, Norman; flowers rose-pink, reverse silvery, well-formed, 5 in., 50 petals; foliage dark, glossy; vigorous, upright growth
[Lord Rossmore × Karl Herbst] Introductions: Harkness & Co., 1959

Book  (1961)  Page(s) 15.  
 
p15.  Dr. A. S. Thomas.   New Roses in Victoria 
Jerry Desmond  HT. (Norman 1959) Very big pink specimen blooms that do not open well always. Vigorous but not a good garden rose. It will probably suit the exhibitor in warm climates.

p20 Roy and Heather Rumsey, NSW.  New Roses. 
Jerry Desmonde  HT. Large flowered deep rose pink. A very strong grower, with plenty of foliage, but not too much bloom. An exhibition variety.

Website/Catalog  (1961)  Page(s) 2.  
 
Novelty Roses 1961. Jerry Desmond. HT. (Norman, 1957). Rich pink with good shaped bud opening to a very full rose with plenty of petals. Strong growth and leathery foliage. Should do well on a show bench but is inclined to fade, so far, as it ages. 12/6 each.