Book  (1979)  Page(s) 180.  
 
International Awards 1978, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
Certificate of Merit Mary Sumner

Book  (1978)  Page(s) 26.  
 
Pamela Morrah. What’s New This Year.
There are three more floribundas in the award list I haven't mentioned yet..... Sam McGredy's Mary Sumner in orange-salmon..... 'Mary Sumner' is the healthiest bush imaginable, and it would be ideal used as a trouble-free plant for the back of the border as it has shrub proportions.

Book  (1978)  Page(s) 233.  
 
John Mattock Ltd. advertisement.
1978 Release for General Sale. Mary Summer. The Mothers' Union Rose. Until this year our entire stock was supplied under special arrangement to The Mothers' Union only. It is now available to all - and well worth waiting for. The orange salmon blooms are borne on a healthy upright plant remarkable for the sheer brilliance of its glossy bronze-green foliage, borne in super abundance.

Book  (1976)  Page(s) 32.  
 
Mr. T. Watson. New Rose Registrations.
Mary Sumner orange red. Floribunda. S. McGredy. Year of Registration 1975.

Book  (1975)  Page(s) 44.  
 
E. F. Allen. Awards to New Rose Seedlings in Great Britain in 1974.
Only one Certificate of Merit was given and this was won by a 5ft tall floribunda Mary Sumner; (Orangeade x Margot Fonteyn) x [Elizabeth of Glamis x (Little Darling x Goldilocks)] by Sam McGredy. This has scarlet (RHS-43C) 20-petalled small flowers, excellent glossy foliage and it repeats well. It received a T.G.C. in 1973.

Book  (1975)  Includes photo(s).
 
p16. Photo. Mary Sumner. Certificate of Merit 1974.

p186. The Awards to New Roses in 1974. Certificates of Merit were awarded to:
Mary Sumner. (Flori.). Raiser: Sam McGredy Roses International, New Zealand. Distributor: Sam McGredy Roses, N. Ireland, Trial Ground No. 2571. ('Orangeade' x 'Margot Fonteyn') x ['Elizabeth of Glamis' x ('Little Darling'x 'Goldilocks')]. Bloom: orange salmon, moderately full (23 petals), slightly fragrant, borne several together and in trusses. Growth: very vigorous, tall and upright. Foliage: glossy, medium green, bronzed when young. (See illustration facing p. 16.)

Magazine  (Oct 1973)  Page(s) 47.  
 
Trial Ground Awards 1973.
Trial Ground Certificate. TG No. 2571. MACstrath (Flori). McGredy.