Book  (Jun 1992)  Page(s) 326.  
 
William Francis Bennett Hybrid Tea. Henry Bennett 1886

Book  (1985)  Page(s) 31.  
 
In 1884, [Bennett sold] a red Hybrid Tea to Mr. Evans, a grower of cut flowers in Philadelphia, for the sensational sum of five thousand pounds... The rose was named William Francis Bennett; after his elder brother...
[Parentage: 'Adam' x 'Xavier Olibo']

Book  (1936)  Page(s) 68.  
 
Bennett, William Francis (HT) Bennett 1884; Adam (President) X X. Olibo; velvety carmine to crimson, large, 3/4-full, ovoid form, fragrance 9/10, floriferous, continuous bloom, autumn-bloomer, growth 5/10. Good under glass; 5000 Dollar-Rose. Sangerhausen

Magazine  (Nov 1910)  Page(s) 171.  
 
W. F. Bennett. — Magnifique rose rouge cramoisi, à floraison continuelle, grande, double, s'ouvrant bien, odorante, bouton allongé sur pédoncule long et ferme, belle floraison d'autonme en Tunisie. Rose célèbre aux Etats-Unis, sous le nom de rose au 5,000 dollars, prix payé par un riche américain pour l'obtenir le premier (1886).

(1908)  Page(s) 61.  
 
Hybrid Tea-scented Roses.
W. F. Bennett... vigorous, crimson, large and double; fine for bedding and massing.

Website/Catalog  (1897)  Page(s) 66.  
 
Tea-Scented Roses and Their Hybrids
W. F. Bennett  colour bright crimson; a fine rose in the bud state, very fragrant. 

Book  (1895)  Page(s) 111.  
 
William Francis Bennett, crimson

Book  (1895)  Page(s) 111.  
 
William Francis Bennett, crimson.

Book  (1895)  Page(s) 169.  
 
HT. William Francis Bennett (Bennett 1886). Large, almost double; elongated buds, carmine-red, fragrant. Extraordinarily floriferous.

Website/Catalog  (1894)  Page(s) 185.  
 
Tea-Scented Roses and their Hybrids.
W. F. Bennett. Known as the 5,000 Dollar Rose, that amount being paid to Mr Bennett, the raiser, by an American nursery man, for the entire stock of it. In England and America, where roses are very extensively forced to obtain flowers in mid winter, this variety has proved itself one of the most valuable varieties for that purpose ever raised. We have now thoroughly proved it in this colony, and it is certainly very beautiful in the bud state; the colour is bright crimson, and is very fragrant. In early spring it is a very telling variety in the garden, but in hot weather it expands very quickly, and on that account is not suitable for exhibition purposes.