Book  (1958)  Page(s) 164.  
 
Ian Brinson. HT. (Bees, '45.) Mrs. J. J. Hedley-Willis X J. C. Thornton. Large (4-5 in.), dbl. (30 petals), compact, very fragrant, crimson. Fol. dark. Free bloom.

Book  (1944)  Page(s) 20.  
 
C. C. Hillary. 1943 in England
I much preferred another crimson named Ian Brinson, which did not get an award. It is a smaller Rose, well formed, of good colour, but it failed in the eyes of the English judges, who often seem blind to attributes other than size.