Book  (Apr 1999)  Page(s) 394.  
 
Desdemona Hybrid Tea. G. Paul 1911. The author cites information from different sources... Opaque pale rose pink...

Book  (1936)  Page(s) 204.  
 
Desdemona (HT) W. Paul 1912; light pink, large, double, globular, fragrance 8/10, floriferous, growth 6/10.

Website/Catalog  (1914)  Page(s) 16.  
 
Hybrid Tea Roses.
Desdemona, Paul & Son, 1911, vigorous. Clear rose opaque pink, large, globulous, double, opening well. A bold exhibition and garden rose. Extremely fragrant and a good autumnal.

Book  (1914)  Page(s) 75.  
 
Descriptive List of the Newer Roses.  1910-1913.
Desdemona (Hybrid Tea), Paul & Son, 1911. — Opaque pale rose pink. —Vigorous. — Garden. — Fragrant.

Website/Catalog  (1913)  Page(s) 35.  
 
Rose Novelties of Foreign Origin Introduced to the American Trade by M. H. Walsh, Woods Hole, Mass., Spring of 1914, Descriptions by the Originators
Desdemona (Hybrid Tea)
Paul & Son
A bold exhibition and garden Rose of vigorous bushy growth; the flower is large, globulous and double, but opening well; the color is a clear rose opaque pink, very attractive and uncommon; it will prove a most useful Rose for general cultivation; extremely fragrant and a good Autumnal with the vivid and thoroughly distinct coloring and great size of the old H. P. Madame Eugene Verdier. A superb bedding Rose. Strong Dwarfs, $1.50 each.

Magazine  (Apr 1912)  Page(s) 57.  
 
Nos excellents confrères, MM. Paul et Sons, rosiéristes à Cheshunt (Angleterre), ont lancé dans les cultures, en juin 1911, les nouveautés ci-après : DESDEMONA (Hybride de Thé). — Arbuste vigoureux et buissonnant ; beau feuillage ample. Fleur globuleuse, double, large, bien fournie, de couleur rose clair opaque, très attrayante et rare. Toujours en fleur, très odorante. C'est une bonne rose d'automne pour les amateurs.