Article (misc)  (1980)  Page(s) 21.  
 
Since 1935 almost all the successful reds can be traced back to Wilhelm Kordes' 'Crimson Glory'. Until around 20 years ago, they always inherited two undesirable characteristics -- two outer petals with prominent white stripes and an unfortunate lack of vigor...

Book  (1978)  Page(s) 89.  
 
Crimson Glory Medium. Dark red. Remontant. P8. H1
Introduced in 1935, the dark colour, rich fragrance and elegant form made this the finest red Hybrid Tea ever raised at that time. More than any rose it made Wilhelm Kordes his reputation as a rose breeder.  The parentage was 'Cathrine Kordes' seedling x W. E. Chaplin', and ''Cathrine Kordes' establishes a direct line back to 'Lady Mary Fitzwilliam', being ('Mme Caroline Testout' x 'Willowmere') x 'Sensation'.  Quite a lot of the story is in the dark, however, because we do not know what fertilized the seedling of 'Cathrine Kordes', nor do we know the parents of 'W. E. Chaplin'.
No matter where roses were grown, from Europe to New Zealand, 'Crimson Glory' became the great favourite. The National Rose Society has solicited votes for roses in order of merit, in order to publish the resultant opinions in its 'Rose Analysis'; in one form or another, these tables have appeared in their Annuals since 1909.  Before then, it was done annually by the Journal of Horticulture.  In the Annual for 1948, ' Crimson Glory' arrived at the top of each appropriate table: best exhibition rose, best garden rose, best dual purpose rose. It was similarly successful in other countries.  Yet it's fall when it came was sudden, due to an increasing liability to mildew, and usurpation by one of its own seedlings, 'Ena Harkness'.  Although like all other Hybrid Teas, it had its few years and faded away, 'Crimson Glory' has left important seedlings for the rose's future.

Website/Catalog  (1970)  Page(s) 7.  
 
CRIMSON-GLORY. — Rouge cramoisi velouté. Très odorante.

[no longer listed in 1972, but again in 1975, no longer in 1977]

Website/Catalog  (1966)  Page(s) 19.  
 
CRIMSON GLORY. Le rosler des plates-bandes et massifs. Fleur rouge cramoisi, velouté, ombré de marron agréablement parfumée. Convient aussi pour la fleur coupée. H. 0,60/ 0,80 m.

[no longer listed in 1970]

Magazine  (Jul 1964)  Page(s) 3. trimester, p. 24.  
 
L'étude du parfum des roses par Neville F. Miller, spécialiste dans ce domaine, est fort intéressante mais très compliquée pour celui dont le vocabulaire chimique est assez pauvre même dans sa langue maternelle, je vais donc faire mon mieux pour me tirer de cette tâche avec le minimum d'erreurs. (American Rose Annual 1963) ...L'auteur a étudié 170 variétés sous différentes conditions atmosphériques et constaté l'existence de plus de 25 parfums élémentaires et de beaucoup de combinaisons de ceux-ci. Les plus fréquents sont : capucine, iris, violette, pomme, orange, citron, girofle, géranium. Un tableau groupe les 34 parfums principaux et composés, les variétés correspondantes étant rangées en conséquence...
Rose + clou de girofle :
Chrysler Imperial
Rouge Mallerin
Crimson Glory

Magazine  (1964)  Page(s) 140-146.  
 
Shisa, M. & Takano, T. The effects of temperature and light on the colour of rose flowers. J. Jap. Hort. Soc. 33: 140-146. 1964.
The formation of red pigments in the hybrid tea variety Crimson Glory was studied in plants growing in a phytotron at temperatures ranging from 10 degrees to 30 degrees C. At 10 and 20 degrees the petals were dark red and resembled velvet, the upper epidermis being much thicker than that of petals treated at 30 degrees. At a day and/or night temperature of 30 degrees, the upper epidermis was flattened and the red colour did not appear. 

Website/Catalog  (1964)  Page(s) 53.  
 
'Crimson Glory'. Hybrid Tea. 2 - 3 feet. Memories make it difficult to go on with this catalog writing when I come to 'Crimson Glory', always closely associated with Will Tillotson, who wrote. . . "Altho the position is hotly contested, of course, 'Crimson Glory' is probably 'World Champion!' Loved by more rosarians here and abroad than any other rose. I have grown it in the hot sun of Redlands, California, and the moist coolness of our redwood country. . . in both, superb! Has just the right number of petals to open well everywhere. . . a richness of crimson with black shadings, never surpassed . . . a fragrance which rivals the best of our beloved old roses!" 3 for $4.50 each $1.75

Book  (1961)  Page(s) 17.  
 
Dr. A. S. Thomas: 
'Placida' very like 'Crimson Glory' but the plant is vigorous, tall and almost thornless.

Magazine  (1961)  Page(s) 214.  
 
...reincroci, anche tra le piu moderne HT ve ne sono di intensamente profumate, come "Gruss an Coburg" (1927), "Crimson Glory" e i suoi ibridi (1935), "Clotaria" (1937) e altre. Gli incroci con la «Crimson Glory» (porta-polline) allo scopo di correggere l'assenza di profumo dalle HT in genere, sono stati curati specialmente dalla Stazione di Floricoltura, con ottimi risultati.

Book  (1960)  Page(s) 71.  
 
H. K. Cresswell, Growing Roses in Brisbane. 
Crimson Glory in spite of mildew and frequently poor growth, is found in most rose gardens. It blooms all through the year and does really live up to its name.