Website/Catalog  (1941)  Page(s) 9.  
 
New Roses 1940. Burgundy (HT. Howard & Smith 1939)  3. Full, double blooms of rich, burgundy red which lack attractiveness during the summer months. Vigorous growth and healthy foliage. E. 2/6 each.

Book  (1940)  
 
p12.  Harry H. Hazlewood. The New Roses of 1940.
Burgundy (Howard and Smith) As the name suggests, this variety is a rich wine red, with the large broad petals giving fine bud shape but opening semi double. The growth and foliage are good, with an excellent bedding habit and freedom of bloom. The summer colour was rather weak, but autumn blooms improved enormously. If this variety settles down to more regular colour it will be a very fine bedding sort. 

p63.  R. Marion Hatton.  New Roses in America. 
Burgundy, from the same firm, [Howard and Smith] has double blooms of a pleasing wine-red, hence the name. Another year will tell us more about it, as the originators claim this Rose has a plant which gets better instead of retrogressing every year as too many modern Rose plants do.

Website/Catalog  (1940)  Page(s) 19.  
 
New Roses 1940.  Burgundy (HT. Howard & Smith 1939) Full double blooms with ​large evenly arranged petals of rich burgundy red. The growth is vigorous with abundant foliage. 4/- each.
Summer colour lacks character. May improve in autumn. 25 petals.