Book  (1936)  Page(s) 160.  
 
Cleopatra (tea) Bennett 1889; flesh-red, edged glossy pink, pink reflexes, large, double, broad petals, fragrance 5/10, firm stems, growth 7/10

Magazine  (1910)  Page(s) 16.  
 
Cléopatré. — Peu répandue en Tunisie la variété Cléopâtre est une belle rose vigoureuse, très odorante, d'un beau rouge pâle bordé de rose brillant satiné, beau bouton, allongé, s'ouvrant bien sur un pédoncule long et ferme. Obtenue par Bennett, en 1890, dédiée à la célèbre reine d'Egypte, Cléopâtre, femme extraordinaire par ses amours et sa mort tragique en se faisant piquer par un aspic pour ne pas tomber vivante entre les mains des Romains victorieux, sous les ordres du général Octave, plus tard empereur, sous le nom d'Auguste. Série des Rosiers thé.

Book  (1910)  Page(s) 193, 311.  
 
Cleopatra among the best roses introduced from 1874 to 1902... Tea; flowers flesh colour shaded with rose. A magnificent bloom for the exhibition. It has long pointed buds; and the expanded flowers deep and broad petals. Growth moderate.

Website/Catalog  (1904)  Page(s) 83.  
 
Cleopatra  T.  Very pale pink, petals edged with rose; the buds are remarkable for the extraordinary length of petals

Magazine  (5 Jul 1902)  Page(s) 10.  Includes photo(s).
 
Rose Cleopatra
(Tea-scented).
More than any variety grown, not even excepting Comtesse de Nadaillac, this superb Rose shows the skill of the cultivator. The novice would almost certainly fail with it, for it is one of the worst growers in the whole collection. And yet flowers are frequently seen that excel all other Roses in their grandly pointed centres and large massive petals. Seeing how splendid are its flowers it is rather surprising to learn from Mr. Mawley's list of "Medal Roses," published in "The Rosarian's Year Book" for 1897, that Cleopatra only occupies the ninth position among Tea-scented varieties that have received medals as the best Roses in their class, the eight varieties superseding it being Comtesse de Nadaillac, Souvenir d'Elise Vardon, The Bride, Innocente Pirola, Catherine Mermet, Marechal Niel, Mme. Cusin, and Mme. Hoste.
Cleopatra is best grown upon half-standard Briars, with stems from 2 feet to 2 feet 6 inches. If required as a dwarf the Briar cutting should be used, but it never produces such massive flowers from dwarfs as it does from half standards. By using the latter the height stated it should not be difficult to thoroughly protect the plants in winter.
It is essential to prune severely to obtain flowers of the highest quality, and as the new growths are so numerous when starting it requires much thinning of the shoots in spring.
Cleopatra is one of those Teas that require generous treatment in the way of manure. Those who grow this variety to the greatest perfection make a practice of digging in some well-decomposed stable manure at the end of November or early in December and in June. When the buds are forming, liquid manure made from good cow manure is given once a week for three or four weeks.
The buds are of great length, of a creamy flesh colour, shaded with rose. It is, however, the splendid shape of the developed flower, rather than the colour, that gives the variety the high position among exhibition Teas.
The flowers from which the coloured plate was prepared were kindly sent by Mr. Frank Cant, Braiswick Nursery, Colchester.
The late Mr. Bennett, to whom rosarians are so deeply indebted for many grand Roses, introduced Cleopatra in 1889.

Book  (1902)  Page(s) 69.  
 
Thé. 1356. Cléopatra (Bennett 1889), rouge bord rose

Book  (1902)  Page(s) 126.  
 
Eighteen Teas for Exhibition —
Cleopatra, pink.

Booklet  (1899)  Page(s) 13.  
 
Cleopatra (T)  Bennett, 1889. G.  Pale pink, edged with rose, fine shape, very bad grower. 

Book  (1899)  Page(s) 37.  
 
Cléopatra, thé, Bennett, 1889, rouge bordé rose

Book  (1895)  Page(s) 163.  
 
Tea. Cleopatra (Bennet). Large, double, broad petals; long buds, very pale pink, edged glossy pink, in the manner of Souvenir d'Elise Warden, floriferous, forcing rose.