Book  (1999)  Page(s) 25.  
 
‘Top Hat’. Des Fankhauser – 1968. Cluster Flowered Bush rose, fragrant, apricot-blush flowers. No longer available.

Website/Catalog  (1997)  Page(s) 18.  
 
Des Fankhauser of Hopetoun and Rosebud, Victoria, bred Top Hat (Fl. ’68 apricot)

Newsletter  (1996)  Page(s) 18. Vol 5, No. 1.  
 
Top Hat. Flor. 1967. D. A. Fankhauser.

Book  (1968)  Page(s) 164.  
 
New Roses of the World. Top Hat. F. (IIIC) (D. A. Fankhauser; int. A. Ross & Son ’68). ‘Ma Perkins’ x ‘Garden Party’. Small, ovoid bud. Medium, apricot-blush, double, high-centred blooms borne several together and in clusters. Petals drop off cleanly. Very good lasting quality. Moderate fragrance. Normal, dark green, glossy, small foliage. Disease resistant. Moderate, dwarf growth, compact habit. Profuse, continuous blooming.

Book  (1968)  Page(s) 57.  
 
Dr. A. S. Thomas. New Rose Registrations. Top Hat. Flor. D. Fankhauser, 1967.