Book  (1960)  Page(s) 18.  
 
Dr. A. S. Thomas:  'June Park'.... in colouring resembling 'Dame Edith Helen', 'Ballett' and 'Mrs. Bryce Allan'.  

Website/Catalog  (1960)  Page(s) 11.  
 
DAME EDITH HELEN (A. Dickson 1927). Rose vif pur. Double, belle forme.  O[dorante]. + [conseillées pour fleurs coupées de plein air.]

Book  (1958)  Page(s) 76.  
 
Dame Edith Helen. HT. (A. Dickson, '26.) Very large, dbl., cupped, fragrant, glowing pink; long, strong stem. Fol. leathery. Vig., bushy; not very free bloom. (28) NRS Gold Medal, '26.

Book  (1951)  Page(s) 133.  
 
Mr. C.J. McCormick,  Gynpie, Q'ld
Dame Edith Helen captures the interest of all rose lovers when on show, but its growth is difficult to manage.  I have a few climbers of it grown as bushes, which are stronger and losses from die-back are a lesser possibility.  Nevertheless it is not altogether satisfactory in this district. 

Book  (1950)  Page(s) 49.  
 
N. T. Scoble, Curator of St. Kilda Parks and Gardens.  Roses for Shaded Situations. 
...Not for such positions are the very full, slow opening roses such as Malar Ros, Elizabeth Arden, Mother's Day, Dame Edith Helen and the like.  

Book  (1950)  Includes photo(s).
 
p32 b/w photo.

p55. ‘Dame Edith Helen’ Needs very light pruning, feeding and watering; constitutional die-back; fails when budded on R. indica major; does fairly well on R. canina and R. fortuneana; blooms are useless until about Christmas time, being coarse and malformed….

p161 Roses in tropical climates. Dwarf plants of ‘Dame Edith Helen’ on R. multiflora understock commonly grow six feet high and nearly as much across. Their blooms are so outstanding that the variety is debarred at local shows from all classes except those specially provided for it.

p189 ‘Dame Edith Helen’ is an outstanding success in tropical, coastal Townsville, despite its Pernetiana breeding.

Book  (1949)  Page(s) 115.  
 
Dr. A. S. Thomas.  Six Indispensables. 
Dame Edith Helen, Apricot Queen, Eterna Giovanezza and many others are useless until Christmas time. 

Book  (1947)  Page(s) 13.  
 
Harry H. Hazlewood.  Novelty
Richer fragrance: Autumn, Chateau de Clos Vougeot, Crimson Glory, Dame Edith Helen, Girona, Etoile de Hollande, Georg Arends, Gruss an Teplitz, Hoosier Beauty, Laurent Carle, Malar Ros, Marcia Stanhope, Mrs. Bryce Allan, Mrs. H. Brocklebank, Mrs. W. E. Lenon, Ophelia, President H. Hoover, Radiance, Rose Marie, Souv. de P. Ketten, Talisman and many others.

Book  (1947)  
 
p39.  W. H. Barrett, Carnegie, Vic.  Favourite Roses. 
In my opinion, Dame Edith Helen is one of the world's great Roses. It has form, colour, fragrance and vigour of growth. It is a fine garden Rose in the summer and autumn, but one must be sparing with the manure. The only fault I find with this variety is coarseness of the blooms in spring, but after the first flush in spring is definitely one of the best.

p99.  Editor.  Make Yourself a New Rose.
... For instance, we would greatly appreciate... a Dame Edith Helen as good in the spring (in Victoria) as it is in the autumn.

Book  (1947)  Page(s) 112.  
 
Dame Edith Helen (Show)  There is not a more perfect exhibition rose in the lists, of large size and faultless formation. But in Sydney and other warm, humid climates it is just that - a show rose and no more. Growth is weak, straggly, and dies back and blooming is poor, except in cooler highland and drier districts where Pernetianas thrive A grand glowing pink, even and lustrous, with sweet rich scent Fragrant. Habit 3 (Pernetiana)