(1954)  Page(s) 264.  
 
.. the Noisettes, and the two Hybrid Perpetuals William Jesse and La Souveraine were used freely as pollen parents.

(1954)  Page(s) 213.  
 
Lady Mary Fitzwilliam (Bennett, 1882) - In blossom production and form of blossom, this famous parent of many of the earlier hybrid teas is a compromise between its two parents, Devoniensis and Victor Verdier. Although of rather weak growth, it greatly increased the general interest in the class at the time and eventually became the parent of such well known varieties as Antoine Rivoire, Kaiserin Auguste Viktoria, Mme. Caroline Testout, Mrs. W. J. Grant, Souvenir du Président Carnot, and White Lady. The blossoms are intensely fragrant, light pink, very large, and globular in form.

(1954)  Page(s) 178.  
 
Lawrence Johnston (Hidcote Yellow) is a sister seedling [to La rêve] of similar habit, but with a tendency to be remontant.

(1954)  Page(s) 178.  
 
....Persian Yellow is the direct parent of Le Reve. Le Reve (Pernet-Ducher, 1923)— A Hybrid Perpetual X Persian Yellow. A June-blooming climbing rose with semidouble, yellow, fragrant flowers.

(1954)  Page(s) 90.  
 
This beautiful pillar rose, introduced in 1918, was created by W. Paul by crossing R. bracteata with an unknown yellow Tea Rose. Mermaid is not dependably hardy in the North, but the freedom with which it produces its large, single, pale sulphur-yellow flowers and the attractive foliage make it a very desirable rose and worthy of any protection it may require in the colder parts of our country. With its many desirable attributes, including fertility, it seems strange that there are but few progeny of Mermaid worthy of mention, and these are much inferior to the parent. SEA FOAM (Paul, 1919) bears small, double, white flowers and partakes more of its Polyantha parent than it does of Mermaid. LEIPSIG (Kordes, 1939) is the result of crossing Eva with Mermaid, but the influence of the latter is again very slight. Apparently the characters of Mermaid are suppressed by those of the variety with which it is crossed, as Leipzig is a 3- to 4-foot shrub rose that bears semidouble, orange-scarlet blossoms in clusters and is recurrent in its bloom.

(1954)  Page(s) 226.  
 
Eugenie Lamesch and Leonie Lamesch denote that they were derived by either the accidental or intentional crossing of R. multiflora with varieties of the China and Tea Roses. When Lambert introduced these two varieties in 1899, it was apparent that a rose of another class had been used as a parent, as they differed considerably from the types that preceded them. The plants were more vigorous...

(1954)  Page(s) 49.  
 
These early Wichuraiana hybrids of American origin firmly established the class in both Europe and America; these were the parents of many later members and encouraged European breeders to add to it. The interest of Barbier et Compagnie of Orléans, France, antedated the general distribution of the first American originations in Europe, and was first aroused in 1900 when a representative of the company visited the test field of M. H. Horvath at Cleveland, Ohio. Their introductions form a somewhat distinct group, and most are characterized by their comparative lack of hardiness, sturdy purplish red canes, and more lustrous foliage. This combination of characters is traceable to the fact that the Barbiers often used R. luciae, a closely related species, rather than R. wichuraiana as a parent. Of the approximately thirty varieties originated by this company, only...... and Leontine Gervais attained popularity in this country.

(1954)  Page(s) 195.  
 
Several of the early members, such as Phoebus (1837), Mme. A. Labbey (1843), and D'Assas (1850), bear but little resemblance to the group as we know it today....

(1954)  
 
p72.  Mme. Bravy (Guillot, 1848) - A beautiful creamy white, shaded blush, double, fragrant variety of many names and famous as the assumed parent of La France, the first Hybrid Tea.   Originated by Guillot of Pont-de-Chervy, France, in 1844, who named it Danzille, and assigned it to Guillot of Lyons in 1846.   The latter introduced it as Mme. Bravy in 1848, and it was subsequently disseminated by Pernet in 1859 as Mme. Sertot,  and by Lartey, in 1862, as Alba Rosea.   The name Josephine Maltot was also applied. 

p206.  .....Records concerning the parentages of the first Hybrid Tea varieties imply that practically all were derived from seeds of open-pollinated flowers of a Tea Rose variety.   The most popular seed parents were......... and Mme. Bravy (Alba Rosea).... as these were all prolific seed producers. 

p212.   ......Modern authorities believe that Mme. Bravy,  a creamy white Tea Rose,  and Mme. Victor Verdier,  a light crimson Hybrid perpetual, are the parents (of La France).    The basis for this assumption is unknown, as Guillot stated that it appeared in a bed of seedlings whose parentage was unknown and he therefore could not trace its origin.   Socrates (Robert & Moreau, 1858)) rather than Mme. Bravy,  may well have been a parent, as it is a prolific seed producer.............
 

(1954)  Page(s) 76.  
 
Crossing variety gigantea with R. moschata has produced a few varieties that are sill grown to some extent in the South. The most notable of these are Montecito, Montariosa, Lemoine and[sic] Madeleine. All produce their bloom in panicles and were originated by Dr. Franceschi of Santa Barbara, California.