Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 616.  
 
Tuscany Gallica, velvety blackish-crimson to deep purple, ('The Old Velvet Rose'); Prior to 1820. Description... Perhaps identical to Gerard's 'Velvet Rose' (1596).

Book  (Feb 1993)  Page(s) 51.  Includes photo(s).

Book  (1993)  Page(s) 25-26.  Includes photo(s).
 
Austin crossed 'Tuscany' with 'Dusky Maiden' to produce 'Chianti'.

Book  (1992)  Page(s) 75.  
 
('Old Velvet') Gallica shrub; dark purplish red, golden stamens; blooms of medium size, semi-double; not remontant; growth upright, rounded, 3 x 3 ft (90 x 90 cm); dark leaves; moderate scent. May well be Gerarde's 'Velvet Rose' known in 1596.

Book  (1991)  Page(s) 73.  Includes photo(s).
 
Very old, so old that no record of its occurrence is to be found. Loosely semi-double, an unsophisticated rose and certainly not a fancier's rose.

Booklet  (1990)  Page(s) 17.  Includes photo(s).
 
Tuscany, Rosa gallica aus dem J. 1596

Book  (1988)  Page(s) 44-45.  Includes photo(s).
 
('Tuscany', 'Old Velvet') A suckering shrub... It is one of the most ancient of the Gallicas, similar but smaller flowered than 'Tuscany Superb' and darker than 'Sissinghurst Castle'.

Book  (Dec 1985)  Page(s) 164.  
 
('Old Velvet Rose') Origin, date and parentage unknown. Flowers: dark red with pronounced stamens. Seldom seen these days because it has been superseded by 'Tuscany Superb'. May date back well before 1500.

Website/Catalog  (1984)  Page(s) 15.  Includes photo(s).
 
Gallica Roses (French Rose, Rose of Provins)
Tuscany (1596)
The English called this the Old Velvet Rose. The buds are dark; the open bloom a velvety brown crimson with vivid yellow stamens inside white highlights. The blooms are semidouble; the growth upright and languid. The foliage is rather small.

Book  (1983)  Page(s) 49.  Includes photo(s).
 
(1596) Probably the 'Old Velvet Rose'. Description. Deep maroon-crimson, prominent golden stamens, slightly fragrant.