Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 160.  
 
Empress Hybrid Tea, Flowers dark cerise and red [dr], 1933, 'Ophelia' seedling x Seedling; Chaplin Bros.

Website/Catalog  (1937)  Page(s) 44.  
 
New Roses 1936.  Empress (HT.  Chaplin. Bros. Ltd. 1933) F. 3. Semi-double, cerise blooms of good shape.  The growth is strong and healthy.  A good garden rose.  E. 

Book  (1936)  Page(s) 30.  
 
Harry H. Hazlewood.  The New Roses of 1936. 
Empress (Chaplin) has clear cerise blooms of twenty-five petals with good shape, but there are too many good pinks already in cultivation to admit new varieties which fall below recognised standards of excellence.

Website/Catalog  (1936)  Page(s) 38.  
 
New Roses 1936.  Empress (HT.  Chaplin. Bros. Ltd. 1933) Dark cerise inlaid with red flowers which are borne on stiff stems. 4/- each.
Good shape; ordinary colour; medium sized blooms. 25 petals.

Book  (1936)  Page(s) 238.  
 
Empress (HT) Chaplin 1933; Ophelia X ? ; glossy feep cherry-pink, shaded red, large, double, fine form, high-centered, fragrance 7/10 (tea), long strong stems, upright, growth 5/10. Sangerhausen