Book  (1971)  Page(s) 132.  
 
Dr. B. P. Pal.  A Note on Rose Breeding. 
Apsara (Pal, 1966). Flori. Exquisitely-modelled buds of a very clear and charming shade of salmon pink, are produced singly in cool weather and in clusters in warm weather. Plant vigorous with handsome foliage which is reddish-bronze in the early stages. Awarded the ICI Challenge Trophy for the best new seedling rose, at the December 1965 Rose Show of the Rose Society of India.