Book  (2007)  Page(s) 342.  
 
Modern Times, HT, rb, [sport of Better Times], discovered by Verbeek; int. by Minier ... short description

Book  (1986)  Page(s) 205.  
 
Modern Times HT (Verbeek; Minier, 1956). Better Times sport. Fl. red striped pink; rb

Book  (1980)  Page(s) 324.  
 
Modern Times HT. (Verbeek; int. Minier, '56). Red Better Times sport. Dbl, (30-40 petals), fragrant, red striped pink. Fol. light. Vig; profuse bloom. rb.

Book  (1965)  Page(s) 286.  
 
Modern Times HT. (Verbeek; int. Minier, '56). Red Better Times sport. Dbl, (30-40 petals), fragrant, red striped pink. Fol. light. Vig; profuse bloom. Reg.

[repeated in MR-7, 1969 p260. Reg replaced with rb.]

Book  (1960)  Page(s) 86.  
 
Roy H. Rumsey, Glenorie, NSW.
Modern Times This attractive striped rose has caused a great deal of interest and some disappointment amongst rose growers. Coming from a long line of mutations (“sports”), it has a bad habit of reverting to the clear red without any stripes, and much difficulty has been experienced in propagating plants that may be reasonably sure of bearing striped flowers. This habit of reversion was so bad that at one stage there was about ninety per cent plain red to about ten per cent striped. The rose itself is so beautiful and popular that it seemed something should be done by perseverance and careful selection to ensure that plants would be produced that might reasonably be expected to produce and continue to bear striped blooms. By a careful selection of propagating material the failure rate of ninety per cent. can be changed to a success rate of nearly one hundred per cent striped. To do this, it is necessary to examine the parent bushes every few days during the flowering period, and those laterals bearing fully striped evenly marked flowers (not partially striped) must be tagged. Taking budding eyes from these laterals only, and adhering to this method at all times, is the only way to success in growing 'Modern Times'. If you have a plant of 'Modern Times' in your garden which gives only some striped flowers, cut out the laterals which revert to plain red, and until your plant builds up, do not cut too hard those laterals which are producing the striped flowers. If the plant reverts to wholly red flowers, cut it back fairly hard. You may induce some striped bearing growth to come away from the base of the plant.

Website/Catalog  (1960)  Page(s) 8.  
 
MODERN TIMES (Verbeek). ..... Variété bicolore rouge maculé et strié de rose fuschine, fleurs isolées. O[dorante]. VB [végétation basse].

Website/Catalog  (1959)  Page(s) 30.  
 
Modern Times (G. Verbeek – J. Speck 1953). Novità meravigliosa per il colore assolutamente nuov nelle rose: rosso sangue striato e venato di bianco.

Book  (1959)  Page(s) 102.  
 
Modern Times. Verbeek, 1951. Sport from Red Better Times. Red with pink stripes and splashes; 30 petals, fragrant; free-flowering, moderately vigorous.

Website/Catalog  (1959)  Page(s) 10.  
 
MODERN TIMES (Verbeek). ....... Variété bicolore rouge maculé et strié de rose fuschlne ; fleurs isolées très odorantes. 

Book  (1958)  Page(s) 107.  
 
Dr. A. S. Thomas: Victorian Review.
Modern Times. HT (Verbeck, 1951). Many nurserymen are refusing to sell this variety because it is alleged to revert to 'Red Better Times' (from which it sported) all too frequently. My plants produce a few blooms typical of 'Red Better Times' and a few typical of 'Columbia', but I get at most, less than one-tenth of the blooms not striped. A degree of reversion to this extent should not prevent distribution of a most intriguing rose, and can be expected after such a series of sporting - 'Columbia' to 'Briarcliff' to 'Better Times' to 'Red Better Times' and now to 'Modern Times' - probably an unprecedented series.