Book  (Jun 1992)  Page(s) 270.  
 
Ophelia Hybrid Tea. W. Paul, 1912. Seedling of 'Antoine Rivoire'. [Author cites information from different sources.]

Book  (May 1992)  Page(s) 396.  
 
Ophelia Hybrid Tea. Paul (UK) 1912. Probably a seedling from 'Antoine Rivoire'... soft pink blooms have a soft yellow base... The progenitor of several sports of equal stature, in particular 'Mme. Butterfly' and 'Lady Sylvia'...

Newsletter  (1991)  Page(s) 78. Vol 12, No. 1.  
 
Peter Beales:  This slide is 'Madame Butterfly'.  There is also one that is slightly paler called 'Ophelia' and also one that is slightly deeper called 'Lady Sylvia'. 

Book  (1990)  Page(s) 135.  
 
Ophelia Paul 1912

Book  (1988)  Page(s) 20.  
 
All that is known about its origin is that it 'turned up among a batch of plants at William Paul's nursery in Hertfordshire', England and was introduced from there in 1912.

Book  (1988)  Page(s) 127.  
 
Ophelia Hybrid Tea. Paul 1912. Description. Parentage: unrecorded.

Website/Catalog  (1982)  Page(s) 29.  
 

Ophelia (Hybrid Tea Bush) Shapely buds opening to rich, flesh pink with deeper shadings. Slight lemon tints in the centre of each bloom. Good foliage and highly fragrant. 1912. (C) 3 x 2’.

Book  (1978)  Page(s) 113.  
 
Tom Eldridge. A Debt to 'Ophelia'.
It happened that some 12 years ago I wrote a rose article for one of the gardening magazines in which I mentioned the importance of 'Opehlia' both in the world of roses and in my personal associations with flowers. A letter came from a reader, an old lady in her eighties, who stated that she had been employed by Mr. Paul when a girl, and that she had often heard him claim 'Ophelia' to be the pride of his career; the best thing he had ever done as a breeder of roses. Apparently the parentage of 'Ophelia' is unknown though rosarians have made guesses. Whether Mr. Paul's records were lost, or he kept the secret to himself as often happens with plant breeders, or that rose breeding was still in the hit-or-miss state I do not know.

Website/Catalog  (1960)  Page(s) 12.  
 
OPHELIA (W. Paul 1912). Chair légèrement saumoné clair. O[dorante].  VB [végétation basse]  + [conseillées pour fleurs coupées de plein air.]

Magazine  (Sep 1957)  Page(s) 3. trimester, p. 29.  
 
[From "La creation des roses - L'Odeur" by Charles Mallerin, Varces 24 April 1957]
Et « Ophélia » ? Cherchez une odeur aussi puissante et agréable chez n'import e quelle rose botanique ou même horticole, à part « Neige Parfum » et « Blanche Parfumée » qui en sont issues.