Book  (1958)  Page(s) 14.  
 
Harry H. Hazlewood.  'Mexicali Rose' ....The various shades appear in the one cluster at the one time after the style of 'Masquerade'. 

Book  (1958)  Page(s) 227.  
 
Masquerade. F. (Boerner; int. J&P, '49.) Goldilocks X Holiday. Bud small, ovoid, yellow; fl. medium size (2½ in.), semi-dbl. (12-20 petals), open, slightly fragrant, bright yellow turning salmon-pink and then dark red, with several colors visible at once in a cluster; cluster of 10-25. Fol. leathery, dark. Vig., bushy, compact; profuse bloom. (28) Pl. Pat. 975. NRS Gold Medal, '52.

Book  (1955)  Page(s) 22.  
 
Harry H. Hazlewood. Some New Roses for 1955. 
Masquerade  (Boerner, 1949)  Is fully deserving the title of a rose sensation. The changing of individual blooms at different times in the one truss from yellow, then pink, and finally red must be seen to be believed. The foliage is particularly healthy, while the plant is extremely free in bloom. This variety offers wonderful opportunities for the hybridist to create new types.

Website/Catalog  (1955)  Page(s) 9.  
 
MASQUERADE (Boerner 1949). ...... Polyantha remarquable par son coloris changeant. Bouton jaune devenant orange teinté rouge feu à la floraison. 

Book  (1955)  Page(s) 117.  
 
'Masquerade' Hybrid polyantha. An American novelty of quite astonishing colour effect. The blooms which are set in large clusters are semidouble and very durable. The buds are bright red, the blooms when half open are pure golden-yellow, only to change, in the fully open blossom, back to red again; a colour contrast of quite unusual effect, especially when many are planted together. Tall.

Article (misc)  (1954)  Page(s) 49.  
 
Masquerade 28 chromosomes.

Book  (1953)  
 
p133.  Frank Mason, Feilding N.Z.  Some Newer Roses.
One of the most outstanding novelties of the year is Masquerade. The flower opens yellow and as it ages it goes through all the shades of pink until at the last it turns red. Anyone seeing it for the first time would be inclined to think that it has been manipulated. So far the plant is strong and free from disease.

p139.  Miss Pat Mason, Auckland N.Z. 
Masquerade is a novelty which most will find both interesting and attractive. Each bud is yellow, as it opens, becoming salmon and finally a deep red. The large clusters, with all these colours appearing at the one time, present a gay picture. The growth is very strong, with handsome foliage.

Website/Catalog  (1953)  Page(s) 10.  
 
Novelty Roses 1952. Masquerade (Hyb. Poly. Boerner 1949) Commencing at the centre of the large truss, the first semi-double bloom opens yellow, turning to pink and then red. The outer blooms follow the same order, so there are blooms in three stages of colour open at the same time. A sensation and curiosity in one. 10/6 each.

Book  (1952)  
 
p19.  Harry H. Hazlewood.  The New Roses of 1952. ​Hybrid Polyantha.  Masquerade (Boerner, 1949). This is another novelty which may be considered a sensation or curiosity according to the point of view. Although not specially mentioned in the pedigree, this variety has all the colour changes of Rosa mutabilis. Individual blooms are of medium size and commence opening from the centre of the truss. Each bloom in turn opens yellow, changing to pink and finally red. Thus in the one cluster is seen the three colours at the one time. The growth is good, with particularly healthy foliage. This deepening of colour as a bloom ages is also found in other large-flowered types and should be exploited by hybridists to a greater degree than at present.

p143.  Dr. A. S. Thomas.  A Victorian View of the New Roses.
Masquerade is something really distinct—a Floribunda which, when massed, will give quite an amazing array of colours. The shapely buds are bright buttercup yellow; as they reach the half-open stage the semi-double blooms change colour to mid-pink and, as they become full-blown they darken to a definite red. All three stages of development and, of course, all three very different colours are present in the one truss of flowers at the one time—a "mixed bunch" on one stem!

Magazine  (Dec 1951)  Page(s) 4. trimester, p. 101.  
 
The National Rose Society nous fait connaître, par la liste suivante, les Roses nouvelles ayant reçu au cours de l'année 1951 le Trial Ground Certificate, et certaines d'entre elles ont reçu en plus une Médaille d'or et un Certificat de mérite....
MASQUERADE (Hy.-Poly.) Boerner. Certificat de mérite.