Book  (1936)  Page(s) 205.  
 
Desportes, Baptiste (HP) Trouillard 1864; bright red, shaded scarlet, large, double, floriferous.

Magazine  (20 May 1911)  Page(s) 243.  
 
The Parentage of Roses.
The following list of the world's Roses and their parentage has been compiled by Mr. Robert Daniel, 38 Russell Road. Fishponds, Bristol, and by his kind permission we are enabled to publish it...
Baptiste Despartes[sic]... Hybrid Perpetual, Trouillard, 1864, Seedling Geant des Batailles

Book  (1882)  Page(s) 4.  
 
Baptiste Desportes... Hybride Perpétuel. Trouillard. 1864 Rouge vif. Fleur moyenne. Plante moyenne.

Website/Catalog  (1880)  Page(s) 232.  
 
Rosiers Hybrides (remontants). 
56 Baptiste Desportes.—Moyenne, pleine, écarlate vif.

Book  (1880)  Page(s) Annex. p. 14.  
 
hybrid perpetual. Baptiste Desportes, bright scatlet, large, full, fine form, very floriferous.

Book  (1874)  Page(s) 112.  
 
NOMENCLATURE DES VARIÉTÉS MODERNES.
Rosiers hybrides remontants.
Baptiste Desportes, fleur grande, pleine, bien faite, rouge vif nuancé.

Magazine  (22 Nov 1864)  Page(s) 408.  
 
The New Roses....Trouillard...Baptiste Desportes.- Vigorous. Flowers large, full, and well formed. Lively shaded red.

Magazine  (Nov 1864)  Page(s) 243.  
 
The New Varieties for 1865.
Hybrid Perpetuals.
16. Baptiste Desportes (Trouillard). — Shrubby, vigorous, flower medium, full; lively scarlet, very
free flowering. Seedling of "Geant des Batailles."