Magazine  (2019)  Page(s) 51. Vol 41, No. 1.  
 
Margaret Furness.  Tea, Noisette and China Mislabels in Australia.
Roses sold here as Rubens match either Laurette or “Octavus Weld”. Laurette may also masquerade as Mme Laurette Messimy, with difficulty.

Book  (1990)  Page(s) 81.  
 
Laurette Tea. Robert 1853... light yellow...

Book  (1936)  Page(s) 404.  
 
Laurette (tea) Robert 1853; salmon-yellow, large, double, growth 7/10, climbing

Book  (1929)  Page(s) 140-143.  
 
from 'Old Roses of California' by Arthur P. Howard.
...I mentioned one morning, that I knew where there were some real rose trees that were not grafted, but old varieties imported here in the early days, that had developed into trees through years of growth. I explained that the trunks were approximately 5 to 7 inches through, that a person 6 feet in height could walk underneath the branches without stooping, that the heads of these rose trees spread 10 feet or more, that these rose trees would bear from 1,000 to 1,500 flowers in a season, and that, in addition to these striking features, the rose trees were forty five years old. His answer was, “Go and get them!”
I found it possible to arrange at Pomona, a town about 30 miles out of Los Angeles, for ownership of the two great “Laurettes” to which I had referred. To move these plants successfully was some task! We had to excavate liberally about the plants, and box them with 2-inch lumber. These boxes were 3½ feet deep by 4 feet wide. The estimated weight of the two rose trees, made ready for delivery to their new home, was approximately 6,500 pounds, or over three tons!
While negotiating for one of these roses, I asked an old gentleman who lived in the cottage how old the rose was. He advised me that he had lived in that house for forty two years and that at the time he came there the rose was of considerable size – he thought about ten years old.
When Captain Thomas saw these specimens on the truck in his driveway, he was so elated that he told me to go out and get all the big roses I could find in these “old-time California types”, as they are now referred to. Consequently we brought in, in addition to the Laurettes, a great many varieties, none of them quite so large as the original two, but many in boxes that weighed 1,000 to 1,500 pounds each. Many of the plants were very old. Of the entire lot, only one or two of these old-timers were lost in transplanting, and if eastern members of the Rose Society should ever have a chance to call and see Capt. Thomas’ great garden, they would marvel at the beauty provided by these great old plants.
Catherine Mermet, Marie Van Houtte, Mlle Franziska Kruger, Mme Lambard, Safrano, Mme Abel Chatenay, G. Nabonnand, Gloire Lyonnaise, Souv. De Catherine Guillot, Marquise de Querhoent, Clara Watson, Peace, Agrippina, Bougere, Triomphe de Luxembourg, Duchesse de Brabant, Comtesse Riza du parc, Red, White and Pink Cochet, are among the finest bush varieties of the old-timers..........
....Particularly in the districts of Pomona and Ontario, there are still left many specimens of these fine old roses, as well as giant plants of Laurette, Lamarque, Catherine Mermet, Mlle Franziska Kruger, and others that are almost forgotten, as far as the rose world is concerned.........

Website/Catalog  (1909)  Page(s) 80.  
 
Laurette. T. Rosy flesh, shaded carmine rose, good for cutting.

Book  (1906)  Page(s) 88.  
 
5.656. Laurette, Thé, Robert 1853 saumon

Book  (1902)  Page(s) 73.  
 
Thé. 1573. Laurette (Robert 1854), jaune saumon

Website/Catalog  (1901)  
 
Laurette: Creamy white, shaded rose.

Website/Catalog  (1900)  Page(s) 7.  
 
Laurette. Tea-scented – Rosy-flesh, shaded carmine rose, free flowering and very useful for cutting.

Website/Catalog  (1900)  Page(s) 27.  Includes photo(s).
 
Laurette. (Tea)
A very pretty rose indeed of recent introduction and highly praised as a garden rose wherever known. The foliage is unusually handsome and attractive, being a peculiar shade of dark shining green and lustrous; foliage sufficiently distinct to attract notice. flowers of good size and lovely in form, only a portion of petals reflexing, and, contrary to most sorts, retaining its lovely form until petals drop or wither. Color creamy white, shaded rose; a continuous bloomer. 25 cents each; $2.50 per doz.