Book  (1990)  
 
p102 Many commented on the felicity of Alister’s choice of names for his roses. ….and those with fanciful, generally descriptive names. …Busybody never seems to rest

p119 Busybody. Orange/tawny. 1929. Bed. Everbl.

Magazine  (1979)  Page(s) 4. Vol 1, No. 3.  
 
Busy-Body[sic] 1929, intro. Hazelwood Bros., HT., small rich chrome yellow. George[sic] Schwartz x Lena.

Book  (1950)  
 
p50 Busybody. 4-5 ft hedge. Evergreen.

p51 Winter blooming

p96 Busybody. (Alister Clark)

p135 R. chinensis can be neatly trimmed like privet to almost any shape, and to any height from three to six feet. Mermaid, Lorraine Lee, Mrs. Russell Grimwade, and Busybody can be treated in the same way, but are not quite as easily shaped.

Book  (1947)  Page(s) 110.  
 
Busybody (Garden & Decorative): A low growing bush rose for bedding, when it gives a glowing account of itself. Orange-yellow medium sized blooms (tea scented), are freely produced on healthy foliage. Deeper in Autumn. Fragrant. 2 (on a scale of 1 to 4 referring to size and habit of growth)

Website/Catalog  (1947)  Page(s) 28.  
 
Busybody (H.T.) (Alister Clark, 1929 F,2. Rich orange yellow, tea scented, semi-double, medium sized blooms, freely produced on rather low growing plants which as the name indicates, are nearly always in flower. During the autumn and winter months the colour deepens to coppery shades. Suitable for Everywhere.

Book  (1947)  Page(s) 111.  
 
Busybody (H.T.). lives up to its name by producing with profusion a large number of small but perfectly formed chrome-yellow flowers in unending succession on compact free-growing bushes of vigorous growth, of Australian origin. Clark, 1927. Deciduous. Medium Growth. Fragrant. Pruning instructions: GPA Bedding. July-September. Hardy.

Book  (1946)  Page(s) 76.  
 
H. M. Ibell: With Mr. Clark I visited the gardens of ….. Mr. and Mrs. H. Dettmann, Kyneton, whose large Rose garden contained many glorious blooms of ….. and Busy Body[sic] (buttonhole Rose, foliage blood-red in spring).

Book  (1944)  
 
p32-5 Alister Clark: Of Glenara seedlings, amongst the most treasured are…. and Busybody.

p46-2 G. C. Hamilton, Mt. Lawley, WA: Dwarf growers, like Orange Nassau, Rev. Page Roberts, Busybody, Souv. Of Stella Gray, look well in front or at edges of groups,……

Book  (1943)  
 
p45-2 Alister Clark: ……This is entirely due to the expense and trouble that Messrs. Hazelwood took to get our Roses to America. I feel sure a good many more of our Australian Roses deserve the same chance, such as …. and Busybody.

p52-3 W. G. Randell , Perth: Some Alister Clark Roses in a Perth Garden: My selection embraced …. and Busybody.

p56-4 W. G. Randell, Perth: Busybody breaks ground with a rich orange-yellow toning much admired by ladies. It cannot be called a hardy, vigorous grower, being of moderate growth, yet strong, with pleasing foliage. Like many autumn yellow Roses, Busybody pleases at this time, and fine blooms of good texture and toning are produced.

Website/Catalog  (1941)  Page(s) 3.  
 
Busybody (H.T.) This name aptly describes the Rose. It grows into a compact bush, producing an endless quantity of blooms. The colour is a rich orange-yellow.