Book  (2012)  Page(s) 64.  
 
Hybrides de Bengale. 1^ère Série.
R. Chevrier. Laf.

Book  (2001)  Page(s) 366.  
 
Chévrier (Laffay, ca. 1825) Hybrid China. [The author cites from various sources, mentioning Vibert's 1836 catalogue as earliest source].

Book  (Jul 1998)  Page(s) 236-237.  Includes photo(s).
 
Miralba. Before 1841. Habit: less upright than the gallica-type; 1,80 m high; many hooked prickles; few bristles. Foliage: medium to light green; small elliptical leaflets, quite fine and pointed, often only 3 per leaf. Bloom: sometimes solitary, in clusters of 2 or 3; small, double, rosette-form. Colour: shaded and velvety violet-carmine. Fragrance: moderate. Sources: Laffay, catal. 1841.... This variety is generally listed among hybrid chinas: this is notably the case in Sangerhausen. We retain it among the Gallicas as its habit is not very diffferent than those of other "French Roses", its colour is frequent in this category, and finally, it does not repeat....Dickerson dates "Miralba" to 1830 and attributes it to Laffay, this is an error. In fact, in his catalogue of 1841, the latter mentions this variety, but does not present it as having issued from his seedlings; he describes it as "velvety crimson-maroon, full, flat, medium, beautiful". Let us note that old catalogues always call it "Miralba" and never "Miralda" as at Sangerhausen and as in the Nomenclature of Simon and Cochet...

Book  (Jun 1992)  Page(s) 116-117.  
 
Chévrier ('Miralda', 'Miralba')
Hybrid China
Laffay, circa, 1825
... Purple violet... very deep violet striped carmine... shrub, small, not vigorous... very small thorns... purple-black...

Book  (1990)  Page(s) 70.  
 
Miralda China. Vibert 1830... the only striped China Griffiths has found so far... deep violet-crimson with a red stripe...

Book  (1936)  Page(s) 152.  
 
Chevrier (Bengale) Laffay ca. 1825; black-purple

Book  (1936)  Page(s) 482.  
 
Miralda (hybrid china) ? ? ; dark violet, striped carmine, small, very double, growth 7/10. Sangerhausen

Book  (1899)  Page(s) 36.  
 
Chevrier, Bengale, Laffay, pourpre noir, dans le Manuel de Boitard

Book  (1899)  Page(s) 129.  
 
Miralda, Hybride de Bengale, violet et carmin

Book  (1885)  Page(s) Vol. II, p. 137.  
 
Hyb. Beng. Miralda. Arbuste vigoureux; fleur petite, très pleine; coloris violet très foncé, strié de carmin.