Website/Catalog  (1861)  Page(s) 60.  
 
Moss rose...
180. Purpurea rubra.

Book  (1861)  Page(s) 318.  
 
Moss...purpurea rubra, medium size, double, reddish purple

Book  (1853)  Page(s) 5.  
 
Of the forty-three additional varieties here described, I have seen rather more than one half, four of which I can recommend: these are, 'Duchesse d'Abrantes', 'Latone', 'Purpurea rubra,' and 'Princess Alice'.

Book  (1853)  Page(s) 10.  
 
Moss....Purpurea rubra; flowers purple and red, shaded, full; form, cupped. Growth, moderate.

Magazine  (1849)  Page(s) 205.  
 
July 5th._ The Moss Roses are to-day in full beauty. How few among the new varieties of this charming group are really worthy attention ! the new dark Moss Roses, Purpurea rubra, Cramoisie, Foncée, Vaugelin, and L'Obscurité, are all semi-double, poor meagre varieties.

Book  (1848)  Page(s) Div. II, p. 38.  
 
Moss....Pourpre (Laffay's seedling) (Laffay; hybrid); flowers rich crimson, shaded with purple, of medium size, double; the colours of the buds most beautiful; form, cupped. Growth, vigorous. This variety requires but little pruning. Well adapted for a short pillar.

Book  (1842)  Page(s) 266.  
 
There are following varieties of the Moss Rose....purpurea, purple-red, double