Website/Catalog  (1914)  Page(s) 22.  
 
Hybrid Tea Roses.
Mabel Drew, Alex. Dickson & Sons, Ltd., 1911, vigorous. Deep cream, passing to canary-yellow in the centre; large, full, with large, smooth circular petals, with a delicious perfume. Undoubtedly one of our very best productions. Gold Medal, N.R.S.

Book  (1914)  Page(s) 78.  
 
A Descriptive List of the Newer Roses.  1910-1913.
Mabel Drew (Hybrid Tea), A. Dickson & Sons, 1911. — Creamy yellow. — Vigorous. — Exhibition, garden. — Free-flowering.  Very promising.  Fragrant.

Website/Catalog  (1912)  Page(s) 90.  
 
Novelties for 1912.
Mabel Drew  (HT) Awarded Gold Medal N.R.S.  The blooms are large and full, carried on strong, erect flower stalks. The colour is deep cream, passing to intense canary yellow. It has a beautifully refreshing perfume, and is of sturdy growth, with deep cedar green foliage. One of the best of recent introductions.

Website/Catalog  (1912)  Page(s) 5.  
 
New Roses 1912. Hybrid Teas. Mabel Drew. Deep cream in the young state, passing to intense canary yellow as the bloom develops. Gold medal, N.R.S.

Magazine  (1912)  Page(s) 73.  
 
MM. Alex. Dickson et Sons, rosiéristes, à Newtownards (Angleterre), ont vendu en 1911 : MABEL DREW (Hybride de Thé). Rose réellement magnifique et méritante à tous les points de vue, d'une forme exquise, aux pétales veloutés, arrondis et disposés avec beaucoup de symétrie. Les fleurs sont larges, pleines, et portées par de forts pédoncules; de couleur blanc crème quand la fleur n'est pas épanouie, elle passe au jaune canari intense quand répanouissement est complet. C'est un hybride de thé au parfum exquis, et au feuillage d'un vert de cèdre riche. C'est une variété remarquable, ne nécessitant pas de soins spéciaux pour la culture, et convenant particulièrement pour exposition.

Magazine  (10 Sep 1910)  Page(s) 451.  
 
New Roses of the Year.
There are some eighty Roses that may be termed novelties of the year, all of which deserve a notice; but perhaps it will be best to take the varieties first that have received awards of some kind during the current year, and I will start with those that have received the coveted gold medal of the National Rose Society, which is in reality the blue riband of the Rose world, seeing that it is awarded by twelve of the best Rose judges it is possible to obtain. [...] Four gold medals were awarded at Regent's Park and four at Salisbury. [...] At the Salisbury Show the four following varieties also received gold medals:
Mabel Drew, a Hybrid Tea shown by Messrs. A. Dickson and Sons. This is a splendid Rose, which, when I saw it at the Temple Show, I thought favoured an old variety, Souvenir d'Elise Vardon, but on this occasion there was quite a primrose yellow shade. It is a fine flower of lovely form, and will be invaluable to the exhibitor, and doubtless for decoration.