Book  (Dec 1998)  Page(s) 255.  
 
Freude (DeKORat, 'Decorat') Hybrid Tea. Kordes (Germany) 1975. 'Fragrant Cloud' x 'Peer Gynt'... vermilion flushed gold blooms with a gold reverse to the petals...

Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 194.  
 
Freude® Hybrid Tea, orange-red, 1977, (DeKORat; Decorat); 'Fragrant Cloud' x 'Peer Gynt'; Kordes, W. Sons. 1975. Description.

Book  (1986)  Page(s) 59.  Includes photo(s).
 
Sam McGredy: Freude / 'Dekorat'. Every breeder looks at someone else's rose once in a while, and says "I wish I had raised that"......

Website/Catalog  (1982)  Page(s) 2.  
 
JOIE ®  DEKORA (Kordes 1978) Rose orangé, reflets dorés.
[no longer listed in 1985]

Book  (1979)  Page(s) 65.  
 
Dr. A. S. Thomas, Victoria. Some Recent Introductions.
Freude. HT. (Reimer Kordes, 1974) ('Duftwolke' x unnamed seedling): High centred vermilion blooms with yellow at the base. Has not bloomed freely in the autumn. So vigorous that I moved my two plants to a fence to grow espalier fashion. Not a climber because the shoots carry terminal buds.

Book  (1978)  Page(s) 122.  
 
Dr. A. S. Thomas, Victoria.  Some Of The New Ones.
Freude HT. (Kordes, 1974). 'Duftwolke' x unnamed seedling.  Big coral-pink blooms of excellent form and good lasting properties. Some perfume. Long stems. Unusually vigorous.

Book  (1974)  Page(s) 151.  
 
New Roses of the World.
Freude  HT (IIIA) W. Kordes Sons '74). 'Fragrant Cloud' x seedling.  Large, ovoid buds. Very large, high-centered, double, coral-pink blooms borne singly on long stems. Very good lasting quality. Petals drop off cleanly. Moderate fragrance. Abundant amount of dark green, leathery, large foliage. Disease resistant. Many thorns. Very vigorous, upright growth. Profuse intermittent blooming. Tips freeze GER