Book  (Mar 1999)  Page(s) 24.  
 
Descemet, France, before 1814. In cultivation at Sangerhausen and Göteborg, this is probably the same rose as 'Adèle Descemet', most likely once referred to as "Adèle by Descemet." An 'Adèle' was among the roses in Josephine's collection at Malmaison.

Article (newsletter)  (1996)  Page(s) 45.  
 
Descemet was another great rose grower of the Empire period. His nursery was at St-Denis near Paris. In 1815 his nurseries were destroyed during the war and at that time he had imported or bred more than a hundred Gallicas -- in fact 109 are known. Only 15 of these remain -- this is one of them.

Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 2.  
 
Hybrid Tea, dark yellow, 1935, 'Roselandia' x 'Clarice Goodacre'; Lens. Flowers clear gold, base deeper.

Book  (1940)  Page(s) 3.  
 
Adèle Hybrid Tea. (Lens, '35.) 'Roselandia' x 'Clarice Goodacre'. Clear gold, passing to deeper gold at base of petals.