Book  (Apr 1999)  Page(s) 468.  
 
Independence Day Pernetiana. Bees, 1919. From 'Mme. Édouard Herriot; (Pernetiana) x 'Souvenir de Gustave Prat' (Hybrid Tea). The author cites information from different sources... Gold, stained flame, overlaid with orange and apricot... shrimp pink... rich orange-apricot, suffused with sunflower-yellow...

Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 257.  
 
Independence Day Hybrid Tea, apricot & apricot blend, 1919, 'Mme. Edouard Herriot' x 'Souv. de Gustave Prat'; Bees. Description.

Book  (1958)  Page(s) 166.  
 
Independence Day. HT. (Bees, '19.) Mme. Edouard Herriot X Souv. de Gustave Prat. Bud pointed; fl. dbl., globular, high centered, very fragrant, sunflower-gold, stained flame-color and orange-apricot. Fol. leathery, glossy, dark. Vig. (28) NRS Gold Medal, '19.

Newsletter  (15 Nov 1947)  
 
In 1916 Mr. Thornton introduced a rose called "Independence Day" which won the gold medal of the National Rose Society. This was his first success, and from then until his retirement from Bees in 1944 he introduced over 40 rose varieties...
 

Book  (1940)  Page(s) 18.  
 
Bees, Ltd., Sealand Nurseries, Chester, England ['Independence Day']

Website/Catalog  (1938)  Page(s) 23.  
 
Bush Roses
Independence Day (Pernetiana)... Sunflower gold shaded orange. Pretty bud. Highly perfumed. Introduced 1919.

Book  (1936)  Page(s) 359.  
 
Independence day (hybrid lutea) Bees 1919; M.E. Herriot X Sv. Gustave Prat; fire-red and golden-yellow mixed, base apricot and orange-yellow, medium size, 3/4-full, globular, high-centered, in 2-4s, fragrance 7/10, floriferous, continuous bloom, long strong stems, growth 6/10, upright. Sangerhausen

Website/Catalog  (1930)  Page(s) 111.  
 
Independence Day, fiery red blended with golden-yellow on orange-yellow base....   1 piece RM -.70, 10 pieces RM 6.50, 100 pieces RM 60.-

Website/Catalog  (1929)  Page(s) 19.  
 
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.
Independence Day. Hybrid Tea. (Bees Ltd., 1919.) Flaming yellow buds, heavily shaded with copper and brown, opening quickly to moderately large flowers of 15 to 20 petals which rapidly fade to light orange-pink. Strong, upright, branching habit.
Flowers are thin and only medium size, but very freely produced—the bush is almost always covered with buds and bloom. Probably the best of a half-dozen brilliantly colored varieties of similar type.

Website/Catalog  (1928)  Page(s) 6.  Includes photo(s).
 
Six Golden Roses
Independence Day.  Hybrid Tea.  Flowers sunflower yellow overlaid with orange apricot, all of which tints are fused together in the mature blooms.  The buds are gracefully olive shaped, developing into flowers with charmingly curved substantial petals.  Foliage glossy, dark green.  As a decorative rose it has few equals.  Price $1.00, postpaid.
Above 6 roses for $5.75, postpaid.