(1918)  Page(s) Vol. IV, p. 332.  
 
...With the assistance of his wife, Mr. Carman hybridized the Rosa rugosa...with the Harrison's yellow, a rose of great fragrance and a delicate foliage. The resulting flower he named in honor of his wife, Agnes Emily Carman. Out of six hundred plants from this crossing the Agnes Emily Carman was the only one worth preserving. It has the strong, healthy, vigorous foliage of the Rosa Rugosa and a very fragrant flower like a semi-double Jacqueminot rose.