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'Medea' rose References
Book  (1936)  Page(s) 467.  
 
Medea (tea) W. Paul 1891; lemon-yellow, centre canary-yellow, large, very double, globular, fragrance 7/10, floriferous, growth 7/10.
(17 Aug 1930)  Page(s) 25.  
 
Pruning is a difficult thing to give oral advice upon. [...] Text books always advised that the top eye should be pointing outward. This was quite correct for all tall and upright growers, but was all wrong when the spreading varieties, such as Medea, were being dealt with.

[From The Sunday Mail (Brisbane newspaper).]
Book  (1924)  Page(s) 117.  
 
Light canary-yellow; large, of good form. Vigorous grower...especially adapted to warm weather.
Website/Catalog  (1922)  Page(s) 33.  
 
General List. (193) Medea (T.) (W. Paul) 3. Lemon yellow of fine form. A good Show Rose.
Book  (1922)  Page(s) 409.  
 
[in the listing of roses in commerce] Medea (T.) Wm. Paul & Son 1891 - Flower lemon colour, with canary yellow centre, large, full, globular, high-centred. Growth vigorous, floriferous.
Book  (1918)  Page(s) 108.  
 
Rev. F. R. Burnside, Rochford, Essex. Symposium on the Effects of the Winter of 1916-17.  
Amongst the other Teas , Medea, considered usually to be pretty hardy, has been badly crippled. 
 
Book  (1913)  Page(s) 95.  
 
Tea Roses
Medea. -- A fine Tea rose, with rather big blooms of good shape. Often shown at exhibitions. Growth is vigorous, though the plant is not very free flowering, and only recommended to exhibitors.
Website/Catalog  (1911)  Page(s) 16.  
 
Tea-Scented Roses. Medea....Mod.
Magazine  (Sep 1910)  Page(s) 335.  
 
Propriété de M. Rosset, à Saint-Genis-Laval, M. Revillon, jardinier. — La commission des visites de maisons bourgeoises s’est rendue le 18 août dernier à Saint-Genis-Laval ....  Parmi les principales variétés, nous avons remarqué .....Thé : Méta, Madame Jeanne Philippe, Altesse M. d’Orléans, Médéa, Marquise de Quërohant, Belle Panachée, Sunset, H. Paul Neyron, F. Karl Druschki, L. Van Houtte, E. Furstz
Book  (1910)  Page(s) 320.  
 
Medea (Wm. Paul & Son) Flowers lemon colour, canary yellow centres, clear and bright, open flowers globular; growth vigorous. A magnificent exhibition Rose.
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