Book  (1936)  Page(s) 116.  
 
Burdin (tea) Girardon before 1836; deep lilac, outer petals blackish violet, pistils whitish, medium size, double, fragrance 6/10, characteristic, bright light green foliage, few prickles, growth 7/10, upright.

Book  (1899)  Page(s) 29.  
 
Burdin, thé, lilas foncé

Book  (1838)  Page(s) 328.  
 
Hybrid Bengal Roses
Burdin. Shrub, erect. Thorns, rare, reddish, rather crooked. Leaflets, five in number, elongated, glossy, light green on the upper surface, glaucous underneath. Flowers, very double, very regular; of a violet-lilac; exhaling a very singular smell.

Book  (1837)  Page(s) Sect. III, p. 58.  
 
Hybrid Chinas...Bicolor, mottled or striped Roses...Burdin. Duisburg [in the collection of Keller at Duisburg]. The upper part of the petals is violet-reddish, underneath whitish and the outer petals blackish violet, flecked and edged reddish; medium size.

Book  (1836)  Page(s) 279.  
 
Burdin. Girardon. Tiges érigées; aiguillons rares, rougeâtres, un peu courbes; feuilles à sept folioles allongées, luisantes, d'un vert clair en dessus, glauques en dessous; fleurs très doubles, très régulières, d'un lilas violacé et foncé, exhalant une odeur fort singulière.

Website/Catalog  (1833)  Page(s) 58.  
 
Hybrid China Roses
878 Burdin. Medium size, the upper part of the center petals violet-reddish, the lower part whitish, center open, the outer petals blackish violet, and reddish flecked and edged....25 Silbergroschen