Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 160.  
 
Empire State Hybrid Tea, velvety scarlet, base golden yellow, 1934, Nicolas; Jackson & Perkins...

Magazine  (Apr 1936)  Page(s) 37.  
 
[From "Une Visite chez Les Rosiéristes Américains" by Francis Meilland, pp. 33-47]
San Francisco d'une belle teinte orangée, Yosemite, Empire State... et d'autres encore qui peuvent conquérir le marché européen par leurs qualités indiscutables. Toutes sont des obtentions de M. NICOLAS, notre sympathique Vice-Président.

Book  (1936)  Page(s) 98.  
 
R. Marion Hatton.  A Good Year in America.
Last of Nicolas' is Empire State, which has a Polyantha for one parent. The large four inch light red flowers come in clusters of four to six and make quite a garden show, but I do not care for

Book  (1936)  Page(s) 238.  
 
Empire State (HT) Nicolas 1934; velvety scarlet, base golden-yellow, yellow stamens, very large, double, high-centered, lasting, fragrance 7/10, floriferous, long strong stems, growth 7/10.