Booklet  (2008)  
 
An Information List of all Varieties. p6
1978. Benson & Hedges Gold - Macgem. Nicknamed Gemmell

Book  (2000)  Page(s) 112.  Includes photo(s).
 
‘Benson & Hedges Gold’/MACgem = Hyride de Thé… rosier à massifs sans reproche… fleurs pleines et odorantes, d’un riche jaune intense avivé de rouge au bord des pétales. Leur cœur élégamment turbiné ne tient pas très longtemps mais lasse place à un charmant fouillis de pétales… buisson bas et fourni, au feuillage rude… Son nom semble bien avoir desservi ce rosier; le temps à passer depuis le XVIIè siècle, où Robert Burton louait le tabac comme «remède souverain à tous les maux»! McGredy, Nouvelle-Zélande 1978.

Book  (Dec 1998)  Page(s) 112.  Includes photo(s).
 
Benson and Hedges Gold (MACgem) Hybrid Tea. McGredy (New Zealand) 1978. Description... rich deep yellow with flushes of red... It is happier in cooler climates, because the color fades in hot sun...

Book  (Sep 1993)  Page(s) 74.  Includes photo(s).
 
Benson & Hedges Gold (MACgem) Large-flowered. Sam McGredy IV 1979. Description... medium-sized bright yellow blooms, sometimes with a flush of red. Parentage: 'Yellow Pages' x ('Arthur Bell' x 'Cynthia Brooke')...

Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 46.  
 
Benson & Hedges Gold® Hybrid Tea, deep golden yellow flushed coppery red, 1979, (MACgem); 'Yellow Pages' x ('Arthur Bell' x 'Cynthia Brooke'); McGredy, S. IV. Description.

Book  (Feb 1993)  Page(s) 172.  Includes photo(s).
 
Benson & Hedges Gold® Large-flowered hybrid tea. Parentage: 'Yellow Pages' x ('Arthur Bell' x 'Cynthia Brooke') (MACgem) New Zealand 1979. Description and cultivation... Flowers: deep golden yellow with tints of red...

Book  (1993)  Page(s) 74.  Includes photo(s).

Book  (1986)  
 
p71. Not only has 'Arthur Bell' been popular as a garden rose, it has been of immense importance in bringing its health and vigour to following generations. 'Benson & Hedges Gold' and .... are but a few of its progeny.

p82. At its best, the colour of Benson & Hedges Gold is stunning - deep, deep unfading yellow with a touch of pink at the edges of the petals. The foliage is tough and hard, the plant habit ideal and free for bedding. It was good enough to win the Gold Star of the South Pacific. The faults are obvious - it opens quickly, losing its centre. Now and again it decides to produce a stem of paler blooms. As a derivative of 'Arthur Bell', I would have expected it to be faultless in vigour. It's not quite. It seems to grow well in certain places and not in others. In New Zealand, I've seen it beautiful at Palmerston North and Taupo, but straggly in the humidity of Auckland.... only a little fragrance

Book  (1984)  Page(s) 21.  
 
Final Analysis 1983-84. 'Benson and Hedges Gold'. McGredy 1979 - 'Yellow Pages' x ('Arthur Bell' x Cynthia Brooke') - Yellow tipped red. 30-35 petals, fragrant. This rose has been well reported, 28, since its introduction in 1980. 6.5 rating. Early reporters were not very impressed generally, as blooms were small and tended to fade easily, but the colour was gpod. Later reports speak of the unfading colour, but say while the first flush is good the repeat is poor. The West Coast like it as it can stand rain well. It evidently behaves differently in different parts of the country, some are still pleased with it, others have discarded. Rotorua likes it, Gisbome does not for example. All agree it to be healthy, but only a mediocre garden variety.

Book  (1983)  Page(s) 213.  
 
Don Sheppard. Review of Newer Roses 1982-83 Season
Benson and Hedges Gold McGredy 1979, 'Yellow Pages' x ('Arthur Bell' x 'Cynthia Brooke'). 9 reports, 2 years. 3 ft. 6.2 rating. A golden yellow tipped coppery red. This rose would appear to be best in spring as thereafter the blooms get smaller and are over very quickly with most coming in clusters. All like the bright colour. West Coast has found the blooms will not take rain. The bush grows quite well for most of the nine reporters however and they seem satisfied with its performance. But Manawatu says it has been disappointing. Poor growth and bloom so out it goes. All in all a rose worth trying.