"A hybrid of Rugosa-accicularis with an unrecorded pollen parent has given me a fertile plant with good red flowers in clusters throughout the summer. This variety grows about 2 ft. high is hardy and quite fragrant. Mr. Davis saw it in 1936 and thought it quite promising. It has since been named George Will.

Personal correspondence from Dr. Frank Skinner to L. Kellie, The Globe and Mail - March 12, 1938
Province of Manitoba Archives

"I have found that the George Will rose is a good parent, too. But it is hard to get many seeds from it. I had one seedling of it that bloomed at 3 months from seed, but its excessive blooming plus mildew caused it to die out."

Personal correspondance Robert Erskine to Walter Schowalter July 27, 1964

"George Will - One of our new hybrids of Rugosa-acicularis and garden Roses. Grows 2 to 3 feet high with clusters of medium size deep pink roses throughout the summer. Each .... $1.25"

Dropmore Hardy Plants 1948 p. 14