Book  (Dec 2000)  Page(s) 88.  
 
Mrs. Cocker
Hybrid Perpetual
[James] Cocker & Sons 1899

Book  (1993)  Page(s) 132.  
 
The first important rose introduced by James Cocker & Sons in 1899.

Book  (1985)  Page(s) 151.  
 
... one of the three Cocker brothers crossed 'Mrs. John Laing' and 'Mabel Morrison'. The result was a soft pink rose, good enough to win a Gold Medal in 1898... They named it 'Mrs. Cocker', after Margaret, their recently widowed mother, and introduced it in 1899.

Book  (1936)  Page(s) 164.  
 
Cocker, Mrs. (HP) Cocker 1899; M. J. Laing X Mabel Morrison; soft carnation-pink to pale red, large, double, fine form, globular, high-centered, fragrance 8/10, growth 6/10.

Magazine  (22 Jul 1911)  Page(s) 350.  
 
The Parentage of Roses.
The following list of the world's Roses and their parentage has been compiled by Mr. Robert Daniel, 38 Russell Road. Fishponds, Bristol, and by his kind permission we are enabled to publish it...
Mrs. Cocker... Hybrid Perpetual, Cocker, 1899, Mrs. John Laing X Mabel Morrison

Booklet  (1904)  Page(s) 22.  
 
Mrs. Cocker  (Cocker & Sons 1890). Lovely soft pink, large, full flowers, with high centre; fine shell-like petals; hardy and vigorous. A distinct and valuable show variety. Awarded gold medal N.R.S.  Vig. Exh. Gdn. 

Website/Catalog  (1903)  Page(s) 64.  
 
Mrs. Cocker  Rich, soft pink, large and full.