Newsletter  (May 2015)  Page(s) 11. Vol 36, No. 3.  Includes photo(s).
 
Peter Holmes, President Bermuda Rose Society.
"Bessie's Rose" a yellow Hybrid Tea came to Bermuda in a bouquet of roses from un-named, unregistered Hybrid Tea seedlings at 'the Rose Test Gardens of the New York Botanic Garden. Considered unsuccessful, these seedlings 'were subsequently destroyed. The bouquet had been presented to Miss Bessie Ramsbottom during a visit to the Test Gardens. One rose was propagated by her nephew, Basil Hall, and has adapted fairly well to Bermuda conditions. This rose was named "Bessie's Rose" on the occasion of her 100th birthday in 1994.

Book  (2011)  Includes photo(s).
 
p72. "Bessie's Rose". (Photo by Sally Madden).

p75. Yet on my last visit to Bermuda I had an opportunity to observe a number of varieties that are little known and rare in commerce. Included among these are "Bessie's Rose" and..... Most may be seen and admired in Roses in Bermuda, thanks to the Bermuda Rose Society and its courageous preservationists.

Book  (15 Oct 2001)  Page(s) 98.  
 
Marijke Peterich. The Preservation of Old Garden Roses in Bermuda.
"[Bermuda] Bessie's Rose." This yellow Hybrid Tea came to Bermuda in a bouquet of roses from un-named, un-registered Hybrid Tea seedlings at the Rose Test Gardens of the New York Botanic Garden. Considered unsuccessful, these seedlings were subsequently destroyed. The bouquet had been presented to Miss Bessie Ramsbottom during a visit to the garden. One rose was propagated by her nephew, Basil Hall, and has adapted fairly well to Bermuda conditions. It grows into a sturdy bush up to five ft (1.5 m) tall. Leaves are dark green and glossy. The blooms open from pointed buds and are a delicate yellow. This rose was named "Bessie's Rose" on the occasion of her l00th birthday in 1994.

Magazine  (2001)  Page(s) 89, Vol 95, part 3.  Includes photo(s).
 
Sean McCann. 'Bessie's Rose' came in a bouquet of unregistered roses to Miss Bessie Ramsbottom during a visit to New York and was never identified but was named in the lady's honour when she celebrated her 100th birthday in 1994.

Book  (3 Nov 1997)  Page(s) 65.  Includes photo(s).
 
Bessie's Rose Hybrid Tea. Description... came to Bermuda in a bouquet of roses [that were given to Bessie Ramsbottom] from un-named, unregistered Hybrid Tea seedlings at the Rose Test Gardens of the New York Botanic Garden. Considered unsuccessful, these seedlings were subsequently destroyed... only one (this rose) was propagated...