Book  (Dec 1993)  Page(s) 24.  
 
Green eye, rich mauve-crimson, light green foliage, strong fragrance. Vibert (France) 1837.

Book  (Nov 1993)  Page(s) 22.  
 
Smoky purple flowers [open] out flat to reveal an appealing green eye in the centre. It is one of those roses which changes colour as it opens, from a rosy purple through to a lilac-pink before finally fading to a delicate blue-grey shade ... [a typical Gallica] with its low-growing habit and flat perfectly formed flowers ... It is very easy to grow and suckers freely, which is why it is often found in old cemeteries and abandoned sites, where it has been left to romp.

Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 16.  
 
Anaïs Ségalas Gallica, rosy crimson, edged rosy lilac, 1837, Vibert. Description.

Book  (Feb 1993)  Page(s) 42.  Includes photo(s).
 
Anaïs Ségalas Gallica. Parentage: unknown, possibly a Gallica and centifolia hybrid. France 1837. Description and cultivation... mauve-lilac flowers fade to paler at the edges...

Book  (1988)  Page(s) 88.  Includes photo(s).
 
Black and white

Book  (1988)  Page(s) 46-47.  Includes photo(s).
 
A Gallica hybrid, probably with a Centifolia. Vibert 1837. Thorny stems, forms a small bush (about 3' high), deep pink flowers becoming pale at the edges.

Book  (1987)  
 
David Ruston, Heritage Rose Conference 1986.
p66.  For many years an old Gallica of slaty mauve, very double flowers on a rather mildew prone bush has been running riot in the Adelaide hills.  We thought it was Anais Segales but Peter Beales identified it as ‘Cosimo Ridolfi’ and this ties in with the description in his marvellous book Classic Roses.

p72.  ibid.  At Glenhurst, the home of Brian and June Morley, [we saw] the thickets of Gallica roses such as our Anais Segalis

Book  (1987)  Page(s) 3.  Includes photo(s).
 
Plate 3

Book  (1987)  Page(s) 1.  
 
Description. Sometimes called the "blue" rose because it fades to rosy-lilac, and then to lilac with a hint of blue and grey in certain lights... in 1848 'Anaïs Ségalas' was listed by William Paul as a crimson centifolia. Its thorny stems certainly suggest a hybrid origin, but it is far more of a Gallica than a Centifolia; and the term crimson does not adequately describe its subtle colouring. 'AS' abounds in New Zealand where it grows wild. The wild ones are smaller than the cultivated ones in gardens. The colour varies a little according to whether the soil is heavy clay or sand. It is one of the earliest roses to bloom.

Book  (Dec 1985)  Page(s) 152.  
 
Vibert (France) 1837. Parentage unknown. Description. Shortish, arching, rather more Centifolia-like than Gallica. Perhaps the main feature is the superb form of the flowers, each one seeming carefully groomed. Highly scented. Colour cerise to crimson, paling towards the edges with age.