Book  (11 Jun 1993)  Page(s) 24.  
 
(R. rugosa x R. acicularis) x ?. Skinner (Canada) 1939. Description. Large, barely double, deep lilac-pink blossoms that open flat.. borne in clusters... hardy.

Newsletter  (1982)  Page(s) 43.  
 
Rosa 'Geo. Will'

Book  (1967)  Page(s) 48.  
 
Some All-Canadian Roses
by Fred Blakeney, Victoria, B.C.
Now we come to the Dean of Canadian Hybridizers in the person of Dr. Frank L. Skinner of Dropmore, Manitoba, who has been hybridizing roses and other plants for over sixty years. [...]
Other originations followed in succession, the chief ones being:
"George Will", R. rugosa x R. acicularis x garden roses. 3 inch double, flat, fragrant, deep pink flowers in clusters; typical Rugosa foliage; height 3-4 feet, all summer bloom.

Article (misc)  (27 Jul 1964)  
 
Personal correspondance Robert Erskine to Walter Schowalter:
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.

Book  (1953)  Page(s) 66.  
 
George Will - 14

Website/Catalog  (1949)  
 
"George Will - double soft pink, flower of fair size, everblooming, but not as free with fall bloom as the better varieties of the pure rugosa hybrids. It is one-quarter acicularis, the arctic rose, and one-half hybrid Tea, but seems best classified as a rugosa hybrid. This is one of the proud originations of Dr. F.L. Skinner, of Dropmore, Manitoba."

Percy Wright Catalogue - Hardy and Semi-Hardy Roses - Ca 1949

Website/Catalog  (1948)  Page(s) 14.  
 
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

Article (misc)  (12 Mar 1938)  
 
Personal correspondence from Dr. Frank Skinner to L. Kellie, The Globe and Mail

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.