Book  (Dec 2000)  Page(s) 488.  
 
Souvenir de Maria de Zayas Hybrid Tea. Soupert & Notting (Luxembourg) 1905

Book  (Apr 1999)  Page(s) 449.  
 
Souvenir de Maria de Zayas Translation: "In Memory of Maria de Zayas". Hybrid Tea. Soupert & Notting 1905. Unnamed seedling x 'Papa Gontier'... carmine red veined deep red. This variety continues the series of dark red hybrid teas begun several years ago by the Soupert & Notting firm.

Book  (1962)  Page(s) 94.  
 
Dr. A. S. Thomas. Then and Now. ….in 1926 I built a home in Bentleigh, a southern suburb of Melbourne. I planted the varieties that had done well in my time in Mudgee and I added a few that were reputed to have done well since I left there. These included…. and Souv. de Maria de Zayas

Website/Catalog  (1946)  Page(s) 7.  
 
Souv. de Maria de Zayas HT. Deep carmine; double. 1111

Book  (1940)  
 
p49. H. Alston. Rose Progress in Victoria. For the seven years prior to 1918 the following varieties were those most frequently seen on the show bench and in gardens: ….and Souvenir de Maria de Zayas

p50. ibid. It is often claimed that the old Roses had soft, beautiful colours never seen in modern Roses. Bud did they? Many were of a rather hard shade of pink or red, and many, when passing over, faded to a most displeasing colour. Who, for instance, could compare the magenta-like pink of Souvenir de Maria de Zayas with the clear satiny pink of Dame Edith?

Book  (1936)  Page(s) 766.  
 
de Zayas, Souv. de Maria (HT) Soup. & Nott. 1905; ? seedling X Pp. Gontier; carmine, veined darker, very large, double, fine form, fragrance 5/10, floriferous, repeats well, long upright stems, growth 6/10. Sangerhausen

Website/Catalog  (1935)  Page(s) 66.  
 
Exhibition Roses. The following varieties are mostly valued by exhibitors, and when skillfully grown, may produce high-class blooms for the show tray. Taken as a whole, however, they may be considered as somewhat difficult at times, and for this reason they cannot be generally recommended for average gardens. The faults include variable colour, poor growth, weak stems, divided centres and insufficient flowering value. [a list of 47 roses follows, including] Souv. de Maria de Zayas.

Website/Catalog  (1932)  Page(s) 64.  
 
Souvenir de Maria de Zayas (HT). (Soupert & Notting, 1905). 3. Deep carmine, of perfect form, and a very fine double variety for garden or exhibition, as every bloom comes good. The foliage is almost black spot proof. An unusual and somewhat hard colour. No perfume. E.

Book  (1930)  Page(s) 65.  
 
Some kinds are quite unsuited for cutting, almost immediately losing their beauty when taken from the plant. Amongst these may be mentioned ‘Beatrice’, ‘Mme. Caroline Testout’…..Souv. de Maria de Zayas . ‘W. R. Smith’ and ‘Mme. Jules Gravereaux’.

Book  (1928)  
 
p32-1  Souvenir de Maria de Zayas, a rich deep-carmine rose, and a very free bloomer. 

p45 Rose Red. ‘Laurent Carle, ‘Mrs. Bryce Allen’, ’Una Wallace’  Souv. de Maria de Zayas, ‘Mrs.Henry Morse’.