Website/Catalog  (1925)  Page(s) 19.  
 
BESS LOVETT.—Is of strong growth, with large, glossy Silver Moon-like foliage, and, what is remarkable in a climbing rose, the flowers are exquisitely fragrant. There is no other climbing rose we have ever seen that at all approaches, much less rivals, this grand rose in perfume. Flowers are lavishly produced, are of good size, double, full and cupped form. The color is a clear bright red. The roses, which are very lasting, are also very beautiful in bud and are borne on long stems, hence are admirable for cutting. Price, field-grown, each $1.00; dozen, $10.00.

Book  (1924)  Page(s) 174.  
 
Hybrid Wichuriana. Van Fleet, 1905; intro. by Lovett, 1917. Very hardy. Clear bright crimson; large, double, cupped; fragrant; vigorous. Flowers drop cleanly....

Magazine  (Mar 1922)  Page(s) 21.  
 
"New Roses for the Garden" by Charles E. F. Gersdorff
Climbing Roses of outstanding merit known to me are all of American origin [...] In Mary Lovett (Hybrid Wichuraiana, Van Fleet, 1915) we have a variety of vigorous growth, freely producing double cupped blooms of large size, with fine fragrance, pure waxy white. Bess Lovett (Van Fleet, 1917) is a counterpart of Mary Lovett except in its color which is a clear, bright rosy red.

Book  (1922)  Page(s) facing p. 13.  Includes photo(s).
 
Bess Lovett

Website/Catalog  (1917)  Page(s) 40.  Includes photo(s).
 
Hardy Climbing and Trailing Roses
Bess Lovett Rose
The most fragrant of all climbing roses. Produced by Dr. Van Fleet and belongs to the mildew and blight proof class of roses originated by him; such as the Dr. Van Fleet, Silver Moon, Mary Lovett, etc. It is of strong growth with large, glossy Silver Moon-like foliage and what is remarkable in a climbing rose, the flowers are exquisitely fragrant — as fragrant as those of the famous American Beauty or any of the choice hybrid perpetual roses. There is no other climbing rose I have ever seen that at all approaches, much less rivals this grand rose in perfume; its fragrance being full, rich and sweet with the refreshing piquancy of the Carnation.
The roses which are lavishly produced are of good size, double full and cupped form; being similar in make up to the Climbing American Beauty but very much brighter in color and more fragrant by far.
The color is a clear bright red; much like the brilliant Ulrich Brunner, but of an even livelier and more dazzling hue. The roses which are very lasting, are also very beautiful in bud and are borne on long strong stems in the same way as are those of the Dr. Van Fleet; hence are admirable for cutting. It has a long season of blooming. Large plants, in five inch pots, each $1.00; dozen, $10.00.