The Argus 30 October 1876
Rose Show
Mr. Johnson showed two seedling roses, one of which has been named Lady Bowen.

The Argus 29 November 1867
Had the Prince (the Duke of Edinbough)come he would have been offered some extraordinarily fine Victorian fruit, and the bud of a new seedling rose, grown by Mr. T. Johnson, horticulturist, expressly for the occasion, and called the Duke of Edinburgh. It was a perfect specimen of a rose-bud for wearing in a coat.

The Argus 8 June 1869
A bloom of a new seedling rose, the Lady Manners Sutton, grown by Mr. Johnson, of
Hawthorn, has been submitted to us for inspection. It is a very beautiful dark red rose, of medium size, and exhales a most delicious odour. Apparently a good winter bloomer.

The Argus 18 June 1867
ROSE, Sir H. Manners Sutton, can only be had from the raiser, Thos. Johnson, Hawthorn, or his agents.

The Argus 23rd October 1863
A handsome seedling rose of the present year has been named the " Sir Charles Darwin," by the grower, Mr. T. Johnson, of Hawthorn. The rose thus entitled is a cross between the Eugene Appert and the General Jacqueminot, and is a fine specimen both of the gardener's art and the floral capabilities of the colony.

The Argus 20 October 1864
ROSE, WILLIAM TAYLOR.-THOS. JOHNSON, nurseryman, is sending out at 10s. 6d. To be had at his nursery, or at McDonald's, seedsman, 128 Bourke street east .