Book (Apr 1993) Page(s) 565.
Hybrid Tea, yellow blend, 1922, Seedling x 'Golden Ophelia'; Verschuren. Bud long, pointed; flowers yellow to orange-yellow, double (38 petals), well-formed, large; fragrant; vigorous.
Book (1981) Page(s) 162.
The cultivars of ...[Hens A. (1885-1947)] 'Souvenir de H. A. Verschuren'....
Book (1958) Page(s) 384.
Souv. de H. A. Verschuren. HT. (Verschuren, '22.) Unnamed Sunburst seedling X Golden Ophelia. Bud Long pointed; fl. large, full (28 petals), well formed, fragrant, yellow to orange-yellow. Vig.
Book (1947) Page(s) 130.
Souv. de H. A. Verschuren (Garden.) Large cadmium yellow flowers on long thorny stems with tea scent. Very freely produced. A vigorous grower and seldom without blooms. Great old garden standby. Colour fades badly in summer, when it should be cut in bud. Liable to “ball" in damp weather. Fragrant. Habit 3. (HT)
Website/Catalog (1947) Page(s) 39.
General List. Souvenir de H. A. Verschuren (HT. Verschuren 1922) F. 3. .....Growth similar to 'Sunburst' but much stronger, while the colour sometimes fades to almost white in summer. Liable to ball in damp weather. The surname is pronounced in Holland as "Fer-skewren". Tea. E.
Book (1941) Page(s) 74.
"Queensland Beauty", Roses - and. Sixteen Perch Allotment.
...bushes of Luna and Souvenir de H. A. Verschuren court popularity with their lovely buds of exquisite form and finish. Even if the full blooms are inclined to fade in the hot weather, these varieties can be recommended on performances in this garden.
Book (1937) Page(s) 140.
H. A. Verschuren .... took up hybridizing late inlife and achieved a great success with Etoile de Hollande and Hortulanus Budde in 1919. Souvenir de H. A. Verschuren represents the culmination of his work. He died in 1921 and his sons named the rose in his memory.
Book (1936) Page(s) 731.
Verschuren, Souv. de H. A. (HT) Verschuren 1922; seedling of Sunburst X Gold. Ophelia; cadmium-yellow to golden yellow, center darker, fades to orange-yellow, very large, well double, fine form and habit, lasting, solitary, fragrance 5/10, repeats, long strong stems, growth 6/10, upright, robust. Sangerhausen
Article (newspaper) (11 May 1935) Page(s) 3.
Souvenir De H. A. Verschuren: Producing large full blooms on good stalks. The color is yellow to orange. This rose can be recommended for a sandy soil.
Website/Catalog (1934)
Souvenir de H. A. Verschuren (HT) (H. A. Verschuren, 1922) Fiore grandissimo, pieno, profumato, giallo cadmio passante al giallo arancio. Medaglia d’oro a Rotterdam e a Spa, premio d’onore della regina d’Olanda, ecc.
