Book  (1936)  Page(s) 59.  
 
Beauté française (HP) Lartay 1862; dark red, shaded velvety violet, large, double, growth 8/10. = Lion des Combats.

Book  (1906)  Page(s) 18.  
 
1.144. Beauté française, Hybride Remontant, Lartay 1862 rouge ombré violacé, syn. Lion des Combats

Magazine  (4 Jul 1885)  Page(s) 359.  
 
A Complete Catalogue of Garden Roses.
Beauté Française...Hybrid Perpetual. Lartay. Red. Flower medium-sized. Plant of moderate growth.

Book  (1866)  Page(s) 211.  
 
Hybrid Perpetual Roses.
Beauté Française, velvety violet-red, reverse of peyals fiery red, large, full, and of fine form.

Magazine  (16 Jul 1864)  Page(s) 45.  
 
Notes from Paris, 1864.
Beauté Française [Margottin] pronounced to be too like Léon des Combats, as I have myself since proved it to be in my own garden.

Magazine  (2 May 1863)  Page(s) 413.  
 
Roses. By Mr. William Paul, F.R.H. S., Paul's Nurseries, Waltham Cross.
Beauté Française, Hybrid Perpetual, will please generally as a garden Rose; the flowers are violet red, velvety, the reverse of the petals fiery red, large and full; somewhat in the style of Lion des Combats.

Book  (1863)  Page(s) 165.  
 
New Roses.
9. Beauté Française (Hybrid Perpetual), flowers velvety violet red, the reverse of the petals fiery red, large, full, and well formed. A seedling from Lion des Combats.