Website/Catalog  (1938)  Page(s) 14.  
 
Bush Roses
Colonel Oswald Fitzgerald (Hybrid Tea) By Dicksons of Hawlmark, 1917... Blood red, velvety crimson. Beautifully finished blooms, produced in great profusion. In the North it is one of the finest reds.

Book  (1936)  Page(s) 262.  
 
Fitzherald, Colonel Oswald (HT) A. Dickson 1917; velvety dark crimson to blood-red, large, double, fine form, fragrance 0/10, floriferous, continuous bloom, good foliage, growth 6/10, well-branched, broad. Sangerhausen

Website/Catalog  (1928)  Page(s) 8.  
 
Hybrid Teas, Teas  and Pernetiana.
Colonel Oswald Fitzgerald. Hybrid Tea. (A. Dickson & Sons, 1917.) Brilliant, velvety crimson blooms, produced in great profusion on erect stems; pure tea perfume.

Website/Catalog  (1924)  Page(s) 34.  
 
General List. (53) Colonel Oswald Fitzgerald (HT. A. Dickson 1917) 3. Blood red shaded velvety crimson, double blooms of fine form and free flowering. The growth is moderate, but not in any way weak, while the foliage is mildew-proof. Although described by the raiser as possessing pure Tea perfume, we have never been able to detect it.

Book  (1924)  
 
p65-3 ...holds its colour.

p143-5 George M. Taylor. ‘Colonel Oswald Fitzgerald. (A. Dickson & Sons, 1917). In the year of grace 1923 this variety was surely supreme amongst the dark crimson Roses. In my opinion no other sort in this favourite colour so dear to votaries of the Rose can rival it. Magnificent in every respect for decorative work of all kinds, be it in the garden or the home. Truly an aristocrat amongst Roses, and perfect if it only carried perfume. A delightful Rose.

p147-6 George M. Taylor. Some New Roses since 1917. Hawlmark Crimson. (A. Dickson & Sons, 1920). This is of the K. of K. and Red Letter Day type. It is distinct and is quite a good bedder, but I hardly think we want it when we have such exquisite sorts as 'Colonel O. Fitzgerald'.

p169-2 Herbert Oppenheimer. Some New Roses since 1917. ‘Col. Oswald Fitzgerald’. Here we have a dark velvety crimson Rose with all desirable qualities, except, alas, fragrance. The growth is vigorous and branching, the foliage ample, not afflicted by mildew, and only very slightly subject to black spot. The blooms are quite double, and of excellent form and colour. They are very freely produced throughout the summer and autumn, in fact, rather too freely, and some disbudding is desirable…..

Website/Catalog  (1923)  Page(s) 25.  
 
Hybrid Tea Roses .... Colonel Oswald Fitzgerald (A. Dickson, 1917). Crimson-red.

Book  (1923)  Page(s) 75.  
 
E. J. Holland. Scented Roses. ‘Col Oswald Fitzgerald’ – little or no scent.

Website/Catalog  (1922)  
 
p21. 'Star of Queensland'.....Don't overlook 61 [Colonel Oswald Fitzgerald] if in want of a good crimson.

p24. (61) Colonel Oswald Fitzgerald (HT) (A. Dickson). Fragrant. 2. [Height, vigorous growers of moderate height for a middle position] Blood red, shaded velvety crimson. Fine form and free flowering. Named in remembrance of a gallant officer who died with his chief, Lord Kitchener. This should be planted more than it is.

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p59-8 H. R. Darlington. Bedding Roses. ‘Col. Oswald Fitzgerald’ HT. A. Dickson & Sons, 1917. This makes a very bright crimson bed. It is free flowering and appears to grow well, but is one of the modern crimson Roses which are scentless, or nearly so.

p65-2 George Marriott. Bedding Roses. ‘Colonel Oswald Fitzgerald’ – a crimson beauty; it has only one fault, it is scentless; it is so gloriously beautiful and gorgeous, however, that no one who knows it could pass it over. I put it and ‘Miss E. G. Van Rossem’ right at the head of our deep crimson non-fading garden and decorative Roses.

Website/Catalog  (1921)  Page(s) 11.  
 
Roses.
Colonel Oswald Fitzgerald, A brilliant rose. Its blood-red velvety crimson beautifully finished blooms are produced in great profusion on erect stems; branching, pure tea perfume. We have no hesitation whatsoever in describing this variety as excellent. Named in remembrance of Colonel Oswald Fitzgerald—a lover of roses—who perished with his chief. Lord Kitchener; class: Hybrid Tea; habit of growth: vigorous.