Magazine  (2001)  
 
[From "Antoine Jacques - Head Gardener to Louis Philippe", by Barbara Tchertoff, Part II]
‘Reine des Belges’ (Jacques, 1832). Professor Jay`s genetic analyses prove that this rambler shows traces of both R. sempervirens and R. arvensis . Other traces may perhaps be found in later examinations. Jacques gives no description in his catalogues of this rose, named for the marriage of Princess Louise to Leopold of Belgium. A more modern description notes small cupped flowers, very full, with white petals slightly pinkish in the centre. The buds are splashed with red, giving cascades of graceful flowers. Foliage smooth and dark with long pointed leaflets.Height 4-5m (12-15ft). Summer flowering.

Book  (19 Apr 2000)  Page(s) 478.  
 
'QUEEN OF THE BELGIANS', Ayrshire, white, flowers small, very dbl.

Book  (1997)  Page(s) 242.  Includes photo(s).
 
Queen of the Belgians Ayrshire. Pre-1948. Description and cultivation... flowers: small, double, white...

Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 480.  
 
Queen of the Belgians Ayrshire, white, R. arvensis hybrid; Prior to 1848. Description.

Book  (1936)  Page(s) 106.  
 
The Evergreen Roses. Semper Reine des Belges. Jacques, 1832 White, semi-double; anthers present opening flat; petals reflexed. Pedicel and hip smooth. Calyx slightly longer than bud, much winged. Wood red, large thorns. Illustrated in Journal des Roses, 1897, p. 136.

Book  (1936)  Page(s) 63.  
 
Belges, Reine des (sempervirens) Jacques 1832; white-pink, growth 9/10, 5 m., Sangerhausen

Book  (1936)  Page(s) 64.  
 
Belgians, Queen of the (Arvensis) ? before 1857; yellowish cream-white, large, double, flat, thick petals, growth 9/10, 5-10 m.; = Reine des Belges ?

Book  (1933)  Page(s) 209.  
 
Reine des Belges (Queen of the Belgians). Jacques, 1832. A Sempervirens hybrid or Evergreen Rose with creamy white flowers.

Magazine  (Jun 1929)  Page(s) 73.  
 
Reine des Belges (Jacques, 1832), fl. plate, blanc pur, très vigoureux.

Website/Catalog  (1921)  Page(s) 35.  
 
Roses.
Queen of the Belgians, creamy-white, double, clustering; class: Arvensis; habit of growth: climber.