Book  (Dec 2000)  Page(s) 53.  
 
Mme. Brosse
Hybrid Perpetual
Brosse 1886

Book  (1936)  Page(s) 110.  
 
Brosse, Mme. (HP) Brosse 1886; poppy-red, large, double, fragrance 7/10, floriferous, growth 6/10.

Article (magazine)  (1 Feb 1898)  Page(s) 22.  
 
[From a talk by Léon Chénault at the Conference of Rosarians at Orléans, published in "Journal des Roses"]
Alfred Colomb (Lacharme, 1866), se rapproche trop de Madame Brosse, vendue en 1887.

Translation:
 Alfred Colomb (Lacharme, 1866), is very close to Madame Brosse, sold in 1887.