Book  (Dec 1998)  Page(s) 435.  Includes photo(s).
 
Nova Zembla Hybrid Rugosa. Mees (UK) 1907. Sport of 'Conrad Ferdinand Meyer'... flesh pink to nearly white... it blooms only once at the very beginning of the season...

Book  (1997)  Page(s) 232.  Includes photo(s).

Book  (11 Jun 1993)  Page(s) 40.  Includes photo(s).
 
Sport of 'Conrad Ferdiannd Meyer'. Mees (England) 1907. Description... a blush white sport of 'Conrad Ferdinand Meyer' and in every aspect except color resembles its parent... prone to winter damage in Maine's harsh climate.

Book  (Feb 1993)  Page(s) 105.  Includes photo(s).

Book  (1993)  Page(s) 72.  Includes photo(s).
 
[Listed under "Wild Roses and Their Cultivars"] Mees (Britain) 1937. A sport of 'Conrad Ferdiannd Meyer'. Flowers as well or better in autumn as in summer. Height: 10 ft. Well scented.

Website/Catalog  (1982)  Page(s) 28.  
 
Nova Zembla (Hybrid Rugosa) A white sport of Conrad F. Meyer, which it resembles in all respects except colour. 1907. W. Shade tolerant.  (R) 8 x 5’.

Website/Catalog  (1938)  Page(s) 47.  
 
Rugosa Roses and their Hybrids (R. Rugosa).
These do not require pruning after the first season, except cutting away dead wood.
Nova Zembla... Very pure white. Full. Scented. Hardy. Very fine. Introduced 1907.

Book  (1936)  Page(s) 767.  
 
Zembla (hybrid rugosa) ? ? ; white. Has not proven itself.

Zembla, Nova (hybrid rugosa) Mees 1907; sport of C. F. Meyer; pure white, yellow stamens, large, double, cup form, lasting, in clusters of 2-5, fragarnce 5/10, floriferous, repeats, bud striped carmine, growth 7/10, climbing, 2 m. Sangerhausen

Website/Catalog  (1933)  Page(s) 94.  
 
Rosa rugosa...Nova Zembla. Pure white (a to 1//1,5 ba), double, sport of Conr. Ferd. Meyer ...Low garden plants 1 piece RM [Reichsmark] -.70  10 pieces RM 6.50

Magazine  (24 Jun 1932)  Page(s) 34.  
 
Rosa rugosa and its hybrids.
...It would seem as though many of these Rugosa hybrids might be useful in producing new varieties of hardy roses. [...] For the convenience of those amateurs who are doing breeding work with roses, the pollen of the hybrids in the Arboretum's collection has been examined in the Cytological Laboratory.  In the following discussion the percentage of fertile pollen, as determined by microscopical examination, is reported for each hybrid where buds were available for study.
Nova Zembla 
Pollen fertility 20%.
This variety and the very similar Conrad Ferdinand Meyer are vigorous hybrids with fully double flowers resembling those of a hybrid tea or hybrid perpetual.  It has long-pointed buds, borne several in a cluster on stout stems and opening into a fragrant flower of pale shell pink.  It is almost too vigorous and requires severe pruning out of old canes to be kept within bounds.  It is sometimes planted as a hedge around rose gardens to form a background for the lower growing varieties.