The New England Farmer and Horticultural Journal, Volume 11. no. 42. p. 330 (May 1, 1833)
Two roses, exhibited by Mr. Samuel Feast, excited general interest. They are quite new varieties, raised by him from seeds of the common Tea rose, very probably with an admixture of some other variety. ...

The other Rose, likewise obtained from seed by Mr. Feast, is the most curious Rose perhaps ever produced. It is a dwarf, and so completely does it vindicate its title to that appellation, that, although it has now reached the termination of its third year, the bush is not quite two inches in height! It is a sturdy little affair, well furnished with branches, and clothed with leaves of a surprising neatness. The blossoms are quite as extraordinary; they are double, of a beautiful color, and very well formed, of a little more than half the diameter of a five-cent piece! It is a real bijou, and has been named Master Burke, having flowered for the first time, during the period when the young Roscius was performing here on on his first engagement.