Book  (2012)  Page(s) 111.  
 
Métis. Medium pink. 28-35 [petals]. 48". June.
A nitida hybrid. Pinkish lilac crimson flowers just over 2 inches (5 cm) across with mild fragrance and golden stamens. Glossy, deep green foliage. Red, bronze coloration in fall. Lovely, dark red hips. Some dieback possible, but basically hardy with adequate snowfall. Consider covering the crown with potting soil and athick layer of leaves in late fall (zone 4 to 5).

Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 376.  
 
Hybrid Nitida (Shrub), medium pink, 1967, ('Simonet'); R. nitida x 'Thérèse Bugnet'; Harp; Morden Exp. Farm. Bud ovoid; flowers soft rose, double (35 petals), flat, medium (2 1/2-3 in.); slightly fragrant; foliage small, glossy; spring bloom.

Article (misc)  (1977)  Includes photo(s).
 
Hardy Fruits and Ornamentals from Morden, Manitoba, Agriculture Canada Publication 1628, 1977

"R. 'Metis' - Introduced in 1967 from the controlled cross R. nitida x R. 'Therese Bugnet'. Plant hardy, 1 - 1.5 m in height, finely branched; bark deep brownish red, many straight thorns on lower parts, almost spineless above; leaves small, glossy green, turning red in the autumn, usually 9 leaflets, resistant to black spot; flowers double, soft amaranth rose, blooming in July; fruit roundish, 1.3 cm in diam, bright reddish pink. (Fig 16)"

Book  (1967)  Page(s) 45.  
 
Some All-Canadian Roses
by Fred Blakeney, Victoria, B.C.
The Federal Department of Agriculture Experimental Station at Morden, Manitoba, has been carrying on a rose-breeding programme for over 42 years. It is now under the direction of Mr. H. F. Harp, the object in view being to develop a garden rose that will survive the cold winters of the Prairies. Furthermore, it aims to develop winter-hardy roses having the repeat-blooming characteristics, Hybrid-Tea form, fragrance, good plant habit with disease-resistant foliage. This is quite a programme, and one which of necessity must take a number of years to achieve. However, they are well on their way, and have produced the following varieties:
"Number 6111".This is the latest, and it has not yet been named. It is a promising nitida hybrid, and so should have brilliant foliage in the fall.

Article (misc)  (1966)  Page(s) 9.  
 
Research Report, 1966, Research Station, Morden, Manitoba p.9

"Rosa 'Metis' (Rosa nitida x R. 'Therese Bugnet') - Dense, finely branched shrub 3 feet high; lower parts of the stems dense with smallish, straight thorns; upper stems and branches almost thornless; deep brownish-red bark. Leaves small, glossy green turning dark red in the autumn, leaflets usually 9. Flowers double, soft amaranth rose (R.H.S.) 2RP 7.5/9 (Munsell) in color, season bloom July. Fruits roundish, bright red. 0.5 inch across, slightly bristly, calyx prominent and persistent. A good, hardy shrub rose with continuing interest throughout the year and resistant to black spot. The male parent is a complex hybrid of R. acicularis Lindl., R. amblyotis C.A. May., R. blanda Ait., and R. rugosa Thumb. R. nitida Willd. is native in the range from Connecticut to Newfoundland."