Book  (1936)  Page(s) 672.  
 
Sombreuil (Provins) ? ? ; vivid pink, outer petals pale pink, spotted white, medium size, double

Book  (1899)  Page(s) 163.  
 
Sombreuil, Provins, rose vif

Book  (1880)  Page(s) Annex, p. 121.  
 
gallica, Sombreuil, deep pink, outer petals pale pink, spotted white, medium size, full, flat, slow growth

Book  (1858)  Page(s) 222.  
 
Rosa gallica.
Sombreuil, Blumen mittelgroß, voll, blaßroth, marmorirt und punktirt.

Translation: Rosa gallica.
Sombreuil, the medium-sized, full flowers are light red, marbled and dotted.

Book  (1848)  Page(s) Div. II, p. 71.  
 
Hybrid French....Sombreuil; flowers deep pink, their circumference rosy blush, plentifully sprinkled with white spots, of medium size, full; form, expanded. Habit, erect; growth, small.

Magazine  (1842)  Page(s) Vol. 2, n.17, p. 305.  
 
Exposition Spéciale des Roses et le Bazar horticole de la Fête-Dieu 1842 [May 27 - June 3] ... M. Vibert, route de Paris, à Angers...
Provences. Aglaé Adanson. Agnès Sorel. Amable Tastu. Aspasie. Blanche de Castille. blanche fleur. Clémence Isaure. Cléopatre. duchesse de Berri. Emérance. Flora. Jeanne d'Urfé. la Calaisienne. l'admirable. la vestale. Mélanie Waldor. Novalinska. Odette de Champdivers. princesse Clémentine. Sombreuil. Théodora. Valmore Desbordes. cinq semis de 1841 à 1842.

Book  (1842)  Page(s) 275.  
 
R. gallica....Varieties....with striped, marbled, spotted and mottled blooms....Sombreuil