Magazine  (Dec 1963)  Page(s) 29-30.  
 
Department of Registration.
The following cultivar (variety) whose name has been approved by the Nomenclature Committee, is presented for registration.
By Edward Auten, Jr., Princeville, Illinois, originator:
Telstar (Auten, 1963). D. E. R. No Seedling No. given. Parentage unknown, but it is pure lactiflora. This double dark unfading red has good stiff stems and is probably the earliest blooming of all double red lactifloras. Resistant to adverse weather conditions.