Book  (1942)  Page(s) 195.  
 
Proof of the Pudding. Stocking, Calif. Considers ‘Mrs. Paul J. Howard’ a good rose which looks so much like ‘Countess of Stradbroke’ that he cannot tell them apart.

Website/Catalog  (1940)  Page(s) 20.  
 
New Roses 1940.  Mrs. Paul J. Howard (CIb. HT. Howard & Smith, 1936) Large double, unusually fragrant, brilliant crimson blooms carried on long stems. The growth is very vigorous with dark bronze green foliage, while the flowers are produced in spring, and again in autumn. 5/- each.
Vigorous healthy climber which has not flowered yet.