Book  (1909)  Page(s) 253.  
 
R. arvensis has given birth to the Ayrshire-Roses (R. capreolata), which constitute a very near race, almost identical to the cultivated varieties of R. arvensis.

Book  (1908)  Page(s) 31.  
 
Rosa Arvensis
Next to canina, R. arvensis is the most abundant of all the British species ; in Essex particularly so. Coming into bloom about a week or ten days later than the dog-rose, it continues in flower some time after the petals of the last dog-rose have fallen. I have seen it in bloom in September, but this is abnormal. It is most free in flowering, and quite distinct both in bloom, habit, and foliage. The branches are long and slender, trailing over last year's growth or anything else handy. The wood is a dull purple, with scattered prickles, sometimes hooked, but generally straight. These on the old wood are white, but on the young growth are red and smaller. The leaves are glabrous and shiny above, rarely downy, something like the foliage of the tea-scented class. At midsummer R. arvensis needs no seeking, it forces itself into notice, being then one mass of flowers pure white, with a yellowish base, golden stamens, and having a sweet scent peculiar to itself. The disc is elevated and fleshy, the calyx purple, like the wood. One would think from the length of the branches that it was a climber, but on closer observation we find that this is not the case. Springing from the centre, the shoots trail downwards, the effect being a cascade of roses.
R. arvensis is the parent of the weeping Ayrshire roses, such as Dundee Rambler and Bennett's Seedling. Being extremely hardy—the flowers are proof against a severe May frost, even when those of canina succumb —it will flourish almost anywhere, speedily covering a considerable space owing to the rapidity of growth, especially if in a position to throw the shoots over some undergrowth and get them baked by the sun. No wild garden is complete without this species, and after planting leave it alone, do not attempt to prune it.
R. arvensis has one sub-species, R. stylosa, stated to be the connecting link with canina, together with several varieties, but these are more interesting to the botanical student than to the average rosarian.

Book  (1902)  Page(s) 23.  
 
Sous-espèces et Variétés du R. arvensis, Huds.
4.  R. ayrshiræa, Niel...  Europe...  Muséum de Paris.

Magazine  (1901)  Page(s) 325.  
 
For weeping standards most suited are Rosa capreolata alba, Princess Marie and Rosa multiflora Wichuraiana.

Book  (1899)  Page(s) 16.  
 
Ayrshire, Ayrshire, blanc rougeâtre

Book  (1899)  Page(s) 31.  
 
Capreolata, Repens, carmin pourpre

Magazine  (15 Jul 1896)  Page(s) 210.  
 
Rosiers grimpants. — Les rosiers multiflores, polyantha, Ayrshire, Boursault et Turner’s Crimson Rambler sont les plus rustiques pour être conduits contre des piliers. Ces rosiers doivent être débarrassés de leurs rameaux mal formés ou non aoûtés. Il suffit de conserver une demi-douzaine de pousses sur chaque pied et de tailler celles-ci à des hauteurs variant d'après leur force. Le Gardeners Chronicle recommande d'enlever les sarments qui doivent être élagués, près du pied de la plante, afin que les nouvelles pousses surgissent toutes à cet endroit. Il est plus facile alors de les palisser.

Book  (1889)  Page(s) 124.  
 
Climbers...
82 Airyshire, carmine-purple.

Magazine  (1874)  Page(s) 145.  
 
[From an article on Roses in Russia by E. R. - Eduard Regel]
Among climbing roses only the Ayreshire-Roses (R. capreolata Neill. - Rosa repens Scop. var. Koch.) endure here. These climb up to 15 feet high and carry rich clusters of small, dainty, double blooms at the ends of the side branches springing from the main stems. They are utilized to construct festoons, for covering sunny walls etc. and must be laid down in winter and covered with soil....

Book  (1873)  Page(s) Planche III.  Includes photo(s).
 
Rosier Ayrshire ordinnaire.
Arbrisseau très-vigoureux, à rameaux longuement sarmenteux, à bois vert brun, muni de nombreux aiguillons très-recourbés, de couleur rougeâtre. Feuilles composées de 5 à 7 folioles (parfois trois) lancéolées, assez finement dentées et d'un vert gai. Fleurs demi-pleines, réunies au nombre de 7 à 12, en panicule terminale; leur couleur est le blanc légèrement carné.
Les variétés qui appartiennent à cette section, sont, dit-on, d'origine anglaise mais tout porte à croire que leur patrie originelle est la Chine; elles ne fleurissent qu'une fois l'an.