Book  (2007)  
 
Woodrow AEN
Species, light pink, 60 petals, fall bloom, low growth. Introduced by P. H. Wright, 1936
Collected in Saskachewan, Canada, a form of R. suffulta.

Book  (1981)  Page(s) 53.  
 
R. arkansana has never been much cultivated in Britain, but it is an interesting rose owing to its ability to flower on strong shoots of the current season, and is by all accounts a pretty one, especially in its var. suffulta, of which there are forms with white and with deep pink flowers and two named clones with double flowers - 'Woodrow' and 'John Allen.'

Article (misc)  (1958)  Page(s) 237, 241.  
 
p. 237: During the study of the North American rose species east of the Rocky Mountains, several unique and distinct forms have been observed. Variants include: individuals with more than five petals in each flower; specimens having unarmed floral stems where armature is typical; and those with glandular-hispid hypanthia and pedicels when the expression of these characters is normally eglandular [without glands]....Since transplant studies have shown that the forms are not expressions of environmental modification... it is felt that natural variations such as these should be given nomenclatural recognition at the rank of form.
p. 241: R. arkansana Porter f. plena A form typical of R. arkansansa except that as many as twenty petals are found in a single flower. The form is known only from one locality, Woodrow, Saskatchewan, and has been distributed by P. H. Wright. Individuals have been planted at the Blandy Experimental Farm...

Website/Catalog  (1956)  Page(s) 11.  
 
Woodrow Rose - Only grows about 9 inches high and has 2-inch double bright pink and fragrant flowers from July till September. A delightful form of the dwarf prairie Rose. Each...$1.25"

Website/Catalog  (1949)  
 
"WOODROW - a natural double-pink sport of the foregoing [R. suffulta], collected in the wild near Woodrow, Saskatchewan. This is the finest of all the natural double wild roses for good color and good form. Not much pollen."

Percy Wright Catalogue - Hardy and Semi-Hardy Roses p. 10
Square brackets - mine

Book  (1944)  
 
Rosa Suffulta as a Parent" by Percy Wright
Three natural doubles of the species have been picked up and to some extent propagated. The first is the Woodrow rose, from Woodrow in southwestern Saskatchewan; the second, unnamed, was found near Penzance in central Saskatchewan; and the third, Allan, was discovered near the North Dakota border by Agricultural Representative John Allan of North Battleford, Saskatchewan. Of these, the first, already being used by several U.S. rose breeders, is the most double and has the least pollen. The second I had, but have lost...The last is sufficiently double, and has an abundance of pollen, pollen that I have found to be fertile and active. The variety may prove to be the most valuable of all to the breeder.

Magazine  (1939)  Page(s) 219-220.  
 
R. E. Shepherd, Medina, Ohio. The Species Roses Again
But few of the species roses bloom more than once each year, and we have in our collection only one that is definitely recurrent. That is the one described by Percy Wright on page 47 of the 1937 Annual as the Woodrow Rose. We think it is R. suffulta flore-plena, although the expert might not agree with us on this classification. Nevertheless it is a beautiful little thing, rarely over 10 inches in height. The plant produces its small, very double pink pompon-like blossoms from early spring to late fall. Although it is definitely hardy it requires a winter mulch in this part of the country, as its small, tap-like root does not offer sufficient anchorage to prevent heaving during the late winter and early spring months. In foliage and habit of growth it closely resembles the type R. suffulta.
This rose should offer wonderful possibilities to the hybridizer who is striving for hardiness, disease-resistant foliage, and the everblooming habit. Unfortunately, its pollen is very scarce and it apparently will not accept foreign pollen. Wright has used its pollen successfully on the Rugosa Hansa but a plant of this cross in our collection has consistently failed to bloom. Our attempt to use the Polyantha Perle d'Or as a seed parent has produced a few plump seeds that have not germinated.