Book  (Dec 2000)  Page(s) 139.  
 
Alfred Colomb
Hybrid Perpetual
Jean-Claude Ducher [w/Cherpin] 1852

Book  (1936)  Page(s) 165.  
 
Colomb, Alfred (HP) Cherpin or Ducher 1852; vivid pink, shaded carmine, large, double, cup form, fragrance 7/10, very long stems, matte green foliage, growth 7/10.

Book  (1899)  Page(s) 8.  
 
Alfred Colomb, HR, Ducher, 1852, carmin

Website/Catalog  (1889)  Page(s) 20.  
 
Alfred Colomb —A splendid rose, large, globular, full, and very sweet ; bright clear cherry red, shaded with crimson.

Book  (1885)  Page(s) 83, Vol 1.  
 
Hyb. rem. Alfred Colomb. Ducher 1852. Arbuste vigoureux; feuilles d'un vert terne; pédoncules très allongées; fleur grande, pleine, forme de coupe; coloris rouge vif ombre de carmin. Très odorante.

Book  (1880)  Page(s) Annex, p. 7.  
 
hybrid perpetual, ALFRED COLOMB (Ducher, 1852), vivid red with carmine, large, full, flat cup form, very fragrant, long peduncles.

Book  (1859)  Page(s) 1440.  
 
Alfred Colomb, fleur large, très pleine, bombée, rose foncé, très odorante.

Book  (1858)  Page(s) 173.  
 
Alfred Colomb, (Ducher, 1852), medium size, full, vivid deep red, flat cup form.

Magazine  (1858)  Page(s) 350.  
 
Alfred Colomb, true crimson, with every good quality, form particularly lovely.

Book  (1855)  Page(s) 323.  
 
Alfred Colomb, vivid red with some carmine, large, full, flat cup form; long strong peduncles; very fragrant. Bred by Ducher in Lyon, introduced 1852.