"Rosa 'Metis' (Rosa nitida x R. 'Therese Bugnet') - Dense, finely branched shrub 3 feet high; lower parts of the stems dense with smallish, straight thorns; upper stems and branches almost thornless; deep brownish-red bark. Leaves small, glossy green turning dark red in the autumn, leaflets usually 9. Flowers double, soft amaranth rose (R.H.S.) 2RP 7.5/9 (Munsell) in color, season bloom July. Fruits roundish, bright red. 0.5 inch across, slightly bristly, calyx prominent and persistent. A good, hardy shrub rose with continuing interest throughout the year and resistant to black spot. The male parent is a complex hybrid of R. acicularis Lindl., R. amblyotis C.A. May., R. blanda Ait., and R. rugosa Thumb. R. nitida Willd. is native in the range from Connecticut to Newfoundland."
Research Report, 1966, Research Station, Morden, Manitoba p.9
"R. 'Metis' - Introduced in 1967 from the controlled cross R. nitida x R. 'Therese Bugnet'. Plant hardy, 1 - 1.5 m in height, finely branched; bark deep brownish red, many straight thorns on lower parts, almost spineless above; leaves small, glossy green, turning red in the autumn, usually 9 leaflets, resistant to black spot; flowers double, soft amaranth rose, blooming in July; fruit roundish, 1.3 cm in diam, bright reddish pink. (Fig 16)"
Hardy Fruits and Ornamentals from Morden, Manitoba, Agriculture Canada Publication 1628, 1977
