Book  (1948)  Page(s) pp. 96.  Includes photo(s).
 
Else Poulsen. Floribunda (Hybrid Polyantha)

Book  (1948)  
 
p49. W. J. W. Sanday, Bristol. 'Else [Poulsen]' I fear is dropping badly down the list.

p95. A. G. L. Hellyer. ....and the taller 'Else Poulsen' which is so bright and cheerful and never seems to fail in town or country.

Book  (1946)  Page(s) 39.  
 
Frank Penn, N.Z.  Decorative and Garden Roses. 
... especially valuable for its lasting qualities, and the same applies to the somewhat common, but still very beautiful, Hy. Polyantha, Else Poulsen, which I have known to keep indoors quite fresh and beautiful for a fortnight in late autumn.

Website/Catalog  (1945)  Page(s) 23.  
 
'Elsie Poulsen'. Semi-double rose pink flowers borne in clusters. Growth tall and vigorous; ideal as a hedge. Free flowering.

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p14. H. R. Darlington. The Polyantha Roses. 'Else Poulsen' is a semi-double pretty light rose pink, growing normally 2 1/2 to 3 feet high; grown from cuttings (which this group will readily do), it is some 6 inches less. There is a climbing sport which is useful, but ordinary plants allowed to develop will make solid bushes of 4 feet or so. It has given several sports which are not always improvements, and I think it still one of the best of its group.

p22. G. M. Taylor. 'Else Poulsen' too, is very good for similar work [as a garden shrub] and makes a fine display, but I hesitate to recommend it, owing to its susceptibility to Mildew.

p28. Leonard Hollis. Hybriid Polyanthas as Bedding roses. 'Else Poulsen' is one of the most widely planted varieties in the group. Her rose-pink, semi-single blooms, with a carmine reverse, are a familiar sight against the background of reddish foliage. The colour is well held, but spotting of the blooms occurs in wet weather. Else is very free-blooming and outstanding for massing, but somewhat liable to Mildew.

p28 ibid. 'Rosenelfe' is a fine autumnal, similar to 'Else Poulsen' in everything but the bloom, which has more petals and superior form.

Book  (1942)  Page(s) 72.  
 
N. P. Harvey. Pink Roses, New and Old. I have an idea that 'Else Poulsen' was less liable to mildew when it first came out?

Book  (1939)  Page(s) 87.  
 
John Poulsen. The Rose as a Shrub.
In the Hybrid Polyantha section there are a number of varieties suitable for growing as shrubs. Else Poulsen will grow into a very large bush, and is almost continuously in bloom.

Website/Catalog  (1939)  Page(s) 86.  
 
Rosiers Polyantha remontants nains. (Dits Multiflores.) ...  Else Poulsen T [= also as a standard] Fl. rose brillant clair, presque simple, bouton plus foncé sur tige rigide. Arb. vig. et tr. flor.

Book  (1938)  Page(s) 29.  
 
Alister Clark. A Walk about "Glenara"
A row of Ellen Poulsen is always useful; Else Poulsen was not suited to our climate and got dirty and mildewy. If the coloured plate of it in the " English Rose Annual" is not flattered, then it is quite a different thing in a cool climate.

Website/Catalog  (1938)  Page(s) 44.  
 
Polyantha and their Hybrids (Dwarf Bedding Types)
No pruning necessary except to remove the past season's flower stems.
Else Poulsen... Clear rose pink, semi-double, very floriferous. A grand variety, vigorous. Wonderfully effective. Recommended. Introduced 1924.