Book  (1860)  Page(s) 162.  
 
Rosa arvensis ..(R. capreolata). - Ayrshire-Rose.
Thoresbyana (Bennett's Seedling), medium size, double, white, flat; floriferous.

Book  (1858)  Page(s) 133.  
 
Rosa arvensis ....  Brennetts Seedling (Thoresbyana), white, medium size, double.
Thoresbyana, medium size, double, white, flat form, floriferous.

Book  (1855)  Page(s) 293.  
 
R. arvensis, Schrank.
Sixteenth Group. The Ayrshire-Rose (R. capreolata)...
From the names of these roses it can be presumed that they are of British origin, and we find them rarely mentioned in many foreign catalogues:
3) Brennett's Seedling (Thoresbyana), white, medium size, double blooms; flat form; faithfully blooming.

Magazine  (Aug 1854)  Page(s) 229.  
 
"On Town Roses" by G. Paul.
I shall now offer a list of 100 sorts, which I believe best suited for town gardening, having seen them at various times flourishing around London and the great manufacturing towns in the United Kingdom.
Summer Roses.
The Ayrshire Rose.
Thoresbyana...white

Magazine  (Jul 1849)  Page(s) 209.  
 
Not less effective [than Ayrshire splendens] was Ayrshire Thoresbyana, with pure white flowers, in large clusters and very double.

Book  (1848)  Page(s) 97.  
 
Rosa arvensis.
The Ayrshire Rose.
3. Bennett's Seedling (Thoresbyana); flowers white, of medium size, double; form, expanded. A free bloomer.

Magazine  (1842)  Page(s) 21.  
 
Bennett's Seedling.- White, large, clustered.

Book  (1837)  Page(s) 43.  
 
Climbing Roses.
The Ayrshire Rose. (Rosa arvensis hybrida)
Bennet's Seedling* is a new variety, found growing among some briars, by a gardener, of the name of Bennet, in Nottinghamshire. It is said to be a very pretty double and fragrant rose.

*Rosa Thoresbyana of the Floricultural Cabinet.