Book  (1936)  Page(s) 229.  
 
Eakins, Eva (hybrid lutea) McGredy 1926; velvety scarlet-carmine, shaded orange, base glossy golden-yellow, reverse yellowish reflexes, medium size, 3/4-full, fine form, high-centered, lasting, fragrance 3/10, floriferous, continuous bloom, medium to long stems, few prickles, growth 5/10, bushy. Sangerhausen

Website/Catalog  (1928)  Page(s) 35.  
 
New Roses 1927. Eva Eakins (Per. McGredy 1926) .....A poor grower, dying back badly. The colour is the only redeeming feature.

Article (misc)  (Feb 1927)  Page(s) 215-216.  
 
Eva Eakins Hybrid Tea. (S. McGredy & Son, 1926.) Type, 'Ophelia', only smaller. Description... intense scarlet-carmine, flushed orange, running to bright yellow at base, outside heavily flushed yellow, deepening to bright yellow at base... Certificate of Merit, N.R.S. [now the Royal National Rose Society], 1924.

Website/Catalog  (1927)  Page(s) 29.  
 
New Roses 1927. Eva Eakins (Per. McGredy) A semi–double decorative of startling colour, which is intense scarlet carmine flushed with orange, running to bright yellow at the base. Outside of petals flushed yellow. The blooms vary from 8 to 15 petals. A most decorative variety. Growth moderate. Now dying back badly (April). 5/– each.

Book  (1925)  Page(s) 183.  
 
EVA EAKINS. (pernetiana. ) Raised by Messrs. SAMUEL McGREDY Si SON, Portadown, North Ireland. Awarded a Certificate of Merit, Autumn Show, 1924.This is a decorative Rose of an entirely new shade of colour. The blooms. which are small, and very freely produced, are of a dazzling velvety crimson colour with a tinge of gold at the base. The growth is excellent, not too vigorous, but vigorous enough to make a charming bedding plant. The blooms last well when cut, and the foliage was free of mildew. In commerce.