Book  (2003)  Page(s) 152.  
 
1872. Ma Surprise (Macrantha)

Book  (1936)  Page(s) 113.  
 
Ma Surprise Peach rose, white edges, striped with white and salmon. Guillot 1871.

Book  (1936)  Page(s) 689.  
 
Surprise, Ma (macrantha) Guillot 1872; white, shaded salmon, striped white, center peach-pink, very large, double, fine form, fragrance 5/10 (tea) once-blooming, growth 6/10.

Magazine  (Aug 1906)  Page(s) 299.  
 
Rosiers sarmenteux pour guirlandes, tonnelles, piliers, murs, talus, etc. .... Microphylla, Ma Surprise, Triomphe de la Guillotière....

Book  (1906)  Page(s) 95.  
 
6.066. Ma surprise, Microphylla, Guillot f. 1872 blanc saumoné

Magazine  (16 Jul 1898)  Page(s) 41.  
 
Ma Surprise This was raised by M. Guillot and was introduced about twenty-five years ago. It is undoubtedly the result of a cross between the Teas or Noisettes and Rosa microphylla, for although we have a suspicion of the peculiar Beech nut-like calyx of the type, the flowers are as refined as those of any Tea Rose and sweetly scented. They are also of good size, quite 4 inches in diameter when expanded, double, and of a beautiful ivory-white shade, with salmon and peach-coloured centre. It is a good autumnal variety and grows with remarkable vigour, the growths resembling those of the Teas.

Website/Catalog  (1894)  Page(s) 186.  
 
Miscellaneous Roses.
Ma Surprise  This variety belongs to the section Rosa microphylla; flowers white, with rosy centre, shaded with salmon; large, full, and sweet.

Magazine  (1887)  Page(s) 278.  
 
[From an article titled "Rosa microphylla Roxb." by Rudolf Geschwind]:
Ma Surprise, large, full, fine form, center peach-blossom colour, edges white; occasionally the center seems white and salmon striped; J.B. Guillot (fils), 1872.

Website/Catalog  (1886)  Page(s) 91.  
 
Ma Surprise  white, with peach rose centre, spotted and shaded with salmon; a very strong, vigorous grower 

Book  (1885)  Page(s) Vol. 2, p. 126.  
 
Mic. MaSurprise. Guillot fils 1872.
Arbuste très vigoreux et sarmenteux; fleur très grande, pleine, très bien faite, blanc à centre rose pêche, nuancé saumoné, à odeur de Thé.