Book  (1956)  Page(s) 110.  
 
Profusion Alex Dickson, 1939. Peach-pink. medium-sized, full, fragrant; very free-flowering; moderately vigorous.

Book  (1952)  Page(s) 131.  
 
Round the Nurseries. George Longley & Sons, Rainham, Kent:
Profusion (A. Dickson's). A mixture of salmon orange and carmine. I think it is one of the best Roses put into commerce for years. Of good growth and stands well.

Book  (1947)  Page(s) 223.  Includes photo(s).
 
Profusion (HT) has large, double, high-centred flowers of carmine-lake with a yellow base and a bronzy-carmine reverse. Growth is vigorous and erect and the flowering starts early and finishes late. Dickson 1939. Deciduous. Vigorous growth. Fragrant. [Royal Hort Soc. colour chart No.] 621. Bedding. Exhibition. Garden. June-Sept. Hardy. Plate 29

Website/Catalog  (1945)  Page(s) 22.  
 
Profusion. Extra long buds of rich orange pink, opening to semi-double pink flowers. During the summer the colour is like a deeper 'Sunny South'.

Book  (1942)  Page(s) 204.  
 
Proof of the Pudding. Profusion HT. Red (Dickson, '39). ARA '40; PP 41.
Patton Ont. (2 pl., 2 yr), says his plants bloomed right through a bad attack of black-spot, and he likes it very much. Raymond Ont., (5 pl.), had fair bloom but he could not warm up to it.

Book  (1941)  Page(s) 225.  
 
Proof of the Pudding. Profusion HT. Red (Dickson, '39). ARA '40.
Patton Ont., (2 pl., 1 yr.), believes it well named; both of his plants produced more bloom than any other in his garden and the flowers were mainly of good form and size, always attractive in color; very promising.

Book  (1941)  
 
Mr. C. W. Heers. Review of Roses in Queensland.
Profusion has given us some exquisite blooms but lacks petalage.

Mr. S. J. Bisdee. Tasmanian Notes.
Profusion a perfectly lovely bud which opens rather quickly. A pretty duo-toned pink with fine foliage. Growth fairly good.

Website/Catalog  (1941)  Page(s) 10.  
 
New Roses 1940. Profusion (HT) (A. Dickson & Sons, 1939), F3. Extra long buds of rich orange pink, opening to semi-double pink flowers. During the summer the colour is like a deeper 'Sunny South'. Everywhere.

Book  (1940)  Page(s) 244.  
 
New Roses of All The World.
Profusion HT. (A. Dickson & Sons, 1939). Bud long-pointed; flower large, double, full, fragrant, carmine-lake, orange-yellow base, reverse rich coppery carmine. Vigorous; profuse, continuous bloomer.

Website/Catalog  (1940)  Page(s) 57.  
 
Novelty Roses for 1940. Profusion. Long, pointed bud, opening to full fragrant flower of carmine-lake with orange yellow base. Vigorous grower and very free flowering.