Newsletter  (May 2015)  Page(s) 15. Vol 36, No. 3.  Includes photo(s).
 
Peter Holmes, President Bermuda Rose Society.
"Vincent Godsiff" is undoubtedly another of the China Mystery Roses. It was found growing in Vincent Godsiff's garden at Fairhaven on the east side of Point Finger Road, Paget. Previously the property had been owned by William Stanley Doe, a florist. The flowers are cupped and semi-double, a deep vivid pinky-red, having an almost luminous quality, about 2in.(5cm) across. Blooms all year long, Singly or in small clusters, and sets small orange hips.

Booklet  (2009)  Page(s) 28.  
 
Diploid....Vincent Godsiff, heterozygous loci 82% [Provenance: Antique Rose Emporium]

Book  (2006)  Page(s) 81.  
 
"Vincent Godsiff" China. Rapid rebloom. Good fragrance. Short, wide. Unknown, found. [Provenance: Manners; Bermuda] Small tight rosettes, rose-red to China pink in pyramidal clusters. One of the most famous Bermuda mystery roses.

Book  (15 Oct 2001)  Page(s) 100.  
 
Marijke Peterich. The Preservation of Old Garden Roses in Bermuda.
"[Bermuda] Vincent Godsiff". Found in Vincent Godsiff's garden at Fairhaven at Point Finger Road, Paget. The small compact bush reaches a height of about three ft (1 m) with dark-green small-to-medium leaves. The flowers are cupped and semi-double, a deep vivid pinky-red two inch (5 cm) across. This rose blooms all year long.

Book  (2000)  Page(s) 614.  
 
‘Vincent Godsiff’ = Ancien – Chine – rouge moyen, remontant. Ce petit rosier de Chine à bois grêle semble né aux Bermudes où il a été découvert dans le jardin de M. Godsiff à Fairhaven, Paget. Description..

Book  (3 Nov 1997)  Page(s) 77.  Includes photo(s).
 
Vincent Godsiff Description... undoubtedly a China... It was found growing in Vincent Godsiff's garden... cupped and semi-double, a deep vivid pinky-red...

Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 626.  
 
Vincent Godsiff China, deep luminous rosy-red, yellow stamens, semi-double (10 petals), cupped, 2 in., Well established in Bermuda...

Book  (1992)  Page(s) 352.  Includes photo(s).
 
"Vincent Godsiff". A deep pink single rose. Ddark green foliage. A small spindly bush. Possibly a seedling. Continuous. Suitable for pots. Prefers sun. Availability limited. 3' x 3'. 90 x 90cm.

Book  (1984)  Page(s) 48.  Includes photo(s).
 
"Vincent Godsiff" is another of the Mystery roses which is undoubtedly a China as it has all the characteristics of the class. It is a small compact upright bush reaching a height of 3 ft. with dark green foliage. The blooms are cupped, semi-double, a deep pinky-red having an almost luminous quality, about 2" across. Blooms all year long.