Book  (Nov 1994)  Page(s) 143.  
 
Gloire de Ducher Hybrid Perpetual. Ducher (France) 1865. ('Germania') Description... dark crimson-purple... One of several good roses that were preserved by Constance Spry during the Second World War...

Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 209.  
 
Hybrid Perpetual (OGR), dark red, 1865, Ducher. Flowers dark red, full, very large; fragrant; occasional recurrent bloom.

Book  (Feb 1993)  Page(s) 122.  Includes photo(s).
 
Gloire de Ducher
Hybrid Perpetual
Botanical grouping: Chinensis
(Synonym: 'Germania')
France 1865
... rich crimson-purple with maroon touches... showing button eyes when fully open... susceptible to mildew...

Book  (1993)  Page(s) 102, 104.  Includes photo(s).
 
Page 102: Gloire de Ducher
Hybrid Perpetual
Ducher (France) 1865
... No other Hybrid Perpetual can match this variety for the splendour and richness of its flowers... deep purple-crimson shaded with maroon... vary fragrant... The blooms are particularly fine in the cool of autumn... susceptible to mildew...
Page 104: [PHOTO]

Book  (Jun 1992)  Page(s) 133.  
 
Gloire de Ducher ('Germania') Hybrid Perpetual. Ducher, 1865. [Author cites information from different sources.]
Maroon at the center, shaded slate-violet around the edges... Crimson-purple... subject to mildew... maroon-violet... Red to maroon with paler reverse... thorns... the stem is long and firm, holding the bloom well...

Book  (1988)  Page(s) 73.  Includes photo(s).

Website/Catalog  (1985)  Page(s) 23.  
 

Gloire de Ducher..... 6 x 5’

Article (website)  (1982)  Page(s) 18.  
 
Gloire de Ducher (Hybrid Perpetual) Deep red to maroon flowers with paler reverses and borne abundantly along arching branches on a vigorous plant. 1865. (R) 7 x 5’.

Book  (1936)  Page(s) 221.  
 
Ducher, Gloire de (HP) Ducher 1865; center purple, shaded bluish violet and slate towards the edges, 10-12cm., well double, globular to elongated, arching, very wide petals, solitary or up to 3, fragrance 3/10, long & strong branches, light green, growth 7/10, lanky = Germania (Welter). Sangerhausen

Book  (1936)  Page(s) 295.  
 
Germania (HP) Welter 1889; B. de Bonstetten X J. Soupert; bright deep carmine, shaded velvety slate-dark purple, bluish reflexes, 10-12cm., very double, globular, in clusters of 3-4, fragrance 5/10 (violets), floriferous, light green foliage, long branches, growth 7/10, upright, = Gl. de Ducher