Newsletter  (Aug 2021)  Page(s) 8.  Includes photo(s).
 
Pierre Bernaix is credited with introducing a Hybrid Tea named ‘Ellen Willmott’ in 1898. It was described as having large pale pink full blooms with a blush of salmon at the base of the petals, thick foliage, as lacking in fragrance. Numerous sources pronounced it a “strong grower.” Capt. George Thomas, Jr., who dedicated himself to buying almost all the new varieties coming out of Europe, considered it one of the best sixteen all-around roses for the MidAtlantic region of the U.S. His evaluation was based on his observation that it didn’t ball in wet weather and on its summer and fall repeat-flowering characteristics.

Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 157.  
 
Ellen Willmott Hybrid Tea, light pink, 1898, Bernaix, A. Description.

Book  (1958)  Page(s) 100.  
 
Ellen Willmott. HT. (A. Bernaix, 1898.) Dbl., cupped, silvery flesh to shell-pink. Very vig.; free bloom. (28)

Book  (1940)  Page(s) 19.  
 
A. Bernaix, Villeurbanne-Lyon, Rhone, France. 'Ellen Willmott'

Book  (1937)  Page(s) 69.  
 
Ellen Wilmott HT (Bernaix 1898) [pollen quality] 0%

Book  (1936)  Page(s) 759.  
 
Willmott, Ellen (HT) Bernaix 1898; pale flesh-coloured, fades to wax-white, petal base salmon-coloured, large, double, thick petals, center folded, solitary, fragrance 5/10, floriferous, repeats well, growth 6/10. Sangerhausen

Website/Catalog  (1929)  Page(s) 16.  
 
Everblooming Roses
The so-called Everblooming Roses include the Hybrid Tea and Pernetiana groups. They do not bloom all the time, but if kept healthy and growing steadily, one crop of flowers succeeds another at brief intervals.
Ellen Willmott. Hybrid Tea. (Bernaix, 1898.) Long, shapely buds, unfolding to full, cupped blooms of silvery flesh, with shell-pink center; not especially fragrant. Plant grows with great vigor, blooms freely, and has foliage of unusual quality.
Because of its freedom from mildew and habit of opening well under all conditions, it is particularly recommended for damp climates and regions where mildew is prevalent. Not the same Rose as Miss Willmott.

Book  (1924)  Page(s) 77.  
 
Ellen Willmott. Bernaix, 1898. Hardy in Cen. Zone. Silver-flesh, shell-pink center; medium size, with fair form which lasts. Stem good. Foliage remarkably fine. Recommended for damp climates. Does not ball; foliage does not mildew and is well maintained.

Magazine  (1916)  Page(s) 29.  
 
Ellen Willmott: Bernaix, 1898. Silver flesh to shell pink.

Book  (Apr 1915)  Page(s) 42, 52.  Includes photo(s).
 
Ellen Wilmot [The author tested every variety found in the best European catalogues and selected 16 Best All-Round Roses for growing in the Mid-Atlantic United States. This is one of the 16.]
p. 52: Ellen Willmot, Bernaix, 1898, Hybrid Tea Description and cultivation... Note illustration which however does not show clear shell pink on inside of rose. With us silver flesh to shell pink. Practically no disbudding.
The caption to the illustration on p. 42 states:
14. SILVER FLESH TO SHELL PINK
Ellen Willmott. Bernaix; 1898. Hybrid Tea. Medium to strong growth, very hardy; splendid leathery green foliage; quite a good erect stem, opening into a bloom of medium size; very fine bloomer in spring, good to very good in summer and autumn; this rose is a stronger grower and has a better stem than Souv. du President Carnot although not quite as beautiful in bud form, but is placed first on account of its reliability as a summer and autumn bloomer and its better growth and foliage. Plant 18 inches center to center. Prune to 4 eyes (buds).