Book  (1936)  Page(s) 74.  
 
Bésant, Annie (HT) Nabonnand 1910; pale salmon-pink, silky flesh-coloured reflexes, center amber, large, double, growth 6/10

Book  (Apr 1915)  Page(s) 50.  
 
Annie Besant Hybrid Tea. P. Nabonnand 1910. Description and cultivation... Often this rose is very much the same color as 'Antoine Revoire' with less color at the center...

Book  (Apr 1915)  Page(s) 158.  
 
After the Index

Book  (Apr 1915)  Page(s) 50.  Includes photo(s).
 
ANNIE BESANT, P. Nabonnand, 1910, Hybrid Tea, ...Growth B, Hardiness A, Foliage A, Stem A, Size of bloom M; Blooming: Spring B, Summer C, autumn B; Form of rose A, Lasting A, Color A, Distance to plant in inches 15, Number of eyes to leave in spring pruning 3.
Note illustration. Often this rose is very much the same color as Antoine Revoire with less color at the center. Urpright growth. Practically no disbudding.

Website/Catalog  (1912)  Page(s) 11.  
 
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Annie Besant  HT.  A vigourous growing and free flowering variety. Blooms very large; full perfectly formed; colour delicate salmon pink suffused satiny flesh; very beautiful.