Book  (1936)  Page(s) 396.  
 
Lafayette, General (Provins) ? ? ; scarlet, shaded purple, large, double, expanded, floriferous, growth 7/10.

Book  (1899)  Page(s) 70.  
 
General Lafayette, Provins, écarlate

Magazine  (1886)  Page(s) 345.  
 
R. provencialis: Lafayette...

Book  (1880)  Page(s) Annex, p. 55.  
 
gallica. Général Lafayette (Lafayette), scarlet-purple shaded, medium size, double, flat cup form, floriferous and very impressive.

Book  (1864)  Page(s) 80.  
 
Rosa gallica...General Lafayette...

Book  (1858)  Page(s) 210.  
 
Rosa gallica.
Général Lafayette, Blumen mittelgroß, gefüllt, scharlach, purpurn schattirt, schalenförmig, sehr reichblühend.

Translation: Rosa gallica.
Général Lafayette, the medium-sized, double, cupped flowers are scarlet, shaded purple; very abundantly produced.

Book  (1846)  Page(s) 44.  
 
The French Rose...Lafayette is a pencilled rose, quite different from the generality, and much like Nationale Tricolor. It is shaded with purple and crimson, and varies much with the season.

Book  (1842)  Page(s) 273.  
 
R. gallica....Varieties....with carmine-red, purple-red and red blooms...Lafayette, purple-red, shaded scarlet

Magazine  (4 Sep 1841)  Page(s) 581.  
 
Maroon or dep velvet crimson roses....Madame Laffay....

Book  (1838)  Page(s) 423.  
 
Select List of Named Roses, arranged from the catalogues of Rivers, Woods, and Hooker.
Early Summer Roses.  Purple.
French Roses. — (Rosa Gallica.)
Lafayette, shaded with scarlet, small, compact and double...