Book  (2000)  Page(s) 112.  
 
‘Benjamin Franklin’ = Hybride de Thé… fleur effilée, bien double, à cœur turbiné, rose pâle effleuré d’or et d’abricot. Puis elle s’ouvre en coupe… abondant feuillage sombre et coriace, teinté de rouge au printemps... il semble avoir disparu des catalogues. Von Abrams, US, 1969.

Book  (Dec 1998)  Page(s) 112.  
 
Benjamin Franklin Hybrid Tea. Von Abrams (USA) 1969. Description... light pink flushed with shades of golden apricot... It was named to honor the American statesman Benjamin Franklin (1706-90) and may no longer be in commerce...

Book  (Sep 1993)  Page(s) 73.  Includes photo(s).
 
Benjamin Franklin Large-flowered. Gordon Von Abrams 1969... gold and apricot. Parentage undisclosed.

Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 46.  
 
Benjamin Franklin Hybrid Tea, dawn-pink, 1969, Von Abrams. Description.

Book  (1975)  Page(s) 105.  
 
Dr. A. S. Thomas,  Victoria. Some of the New Ones. 
Benjamin Franklin. HT. (Von Abrams, 1970). Parentage not given. Medium sized, very tight, full well-formed blooms which open well only in calm, warm weather. Cream, light yellow and pink colouring. Not a good garden rose and only a few show blooms.

Book  (1973)  Page(s) 146.  
 
Dr. A. S. Thomas Victoria.  The New Ones. 
Benjamin Franklin, HT. (Von Abrams, 1970). Good form and fairly long lasting with about 30 petals. Pale pink with tints of apricot and salmon. Strong perfume and vigorous bushy growth.