Book  (19 Apr 2000)  Page(s) 72.  
 
'CARL KEMPKES', F, dr, 1937; bud long, pointed; flowers crimson, open, semi-dbl., slight fragrance; foliage glossy, dark; strong stems; vigorous, bushy growth; [Dance of Joy X Mary Hart]; Kordes; Späth

Book  (1947)  Page(s) 113.  
 
CARL KEMPKES (Hybrid polyantha) has clustered heads of bright crimson, semi-double flowers, paling slightly with age, borne upon compact plants of vigorous habit, with polished deep green foliage.
Kordes 1937. Deciduous. Vigorous. Slight fragrance...June-September. Hardy.

Website/Catalog  (1940)  Page(s) 107.  Includes photo(s).
 
Cark Kempkes

Website/Catalog  (1939)  Page(s) 120.  
 
Carl Kempkes (W. Kordes' Sons 1937). A Hybrid Polyantha in which the merits og large-bloomed Hybrid Teas is joined with the rich and numerous blooming of Polyanthas. The colour is a velvety blood-red of extraordinary luminosity. The blooms are strikingly large and are similar to Hybrid Teas in semi-expanded state. They exhale a fine fragrance, not known otherwise with Polyanthas. Groeth is vigorous and the foliage healthy. This novelty will soon soon have conquered a first place as group rose. ...Low garden plants 1 piece RM [Reichsmark] 2.-  10 pieces RM 18.-