Magazine  (2002)  Page(s) 84. Vol 96, Part 3.  Includes photo(s).
 
Ingrid Verdegem continues her quest to find out about the intriguing individuals that old roses were named for.  
Napoleonic Roses, Part II.  Maréchal Davoust
Most old roses possess a unique charm.....

Book  (Apr 1999)  Page(s) 131.  
 
Maréchal Davoust ('Mal Davoust') Moss. Robert, 1853. The author cites information from different sources... bright red... The rose seems to have possibly been intended to commemorate Luis Nicholas Davout (note spelling), Duke of Auerstädt, Prince of Eckmühl, and Marshall of France; lived 1770-1823; French military man serving under Napoléon.

Book  (Dec 1998)  Page(s) 391.  Includes photo(s).
 
Maréchal Davoust ('Maréchal Davout') Moss. Description... deep crimson deepening to almost purple...

Book  (1997)  Page(s) 163-164.  Includes photo(s).
 
Maréchal Davoust Moss. Robert (France) 1853. Description and cultivation... flowers: an extraordinary mixture of purples, greys and pinks...

Book  (Oct 1996)  Page(s) 54.  
 
Maréchal Davoust Description... Opening flowers are deep mauve pink... Buds are covered with dark moss...

Newsletter  (Apr 1995)  Page(s) 23.  
 
"Twenty of the Best Hardy Roses for Nurserymen Selling Roses in New Hampshire" by Mike Lowe
Almost all the once-flowering old garden roses are hardy in most areas of the state. The exception is north of the notches where winter protection is a must for all but the Spinosissimas and a very few others.
Here are the ten best once-flowering roses—in no particular order.
Marechal Davoust. Moss. 1851. Bright medium pink-rose flowers—double, cupped, in clusters of 3-5. Bush vigorous, five feet high, four wide. Floriferous. Deep dark green foliage. Moss reddish green, plentiful.

Book  (Nov 1994)  Page(s) 65.  
 
Maréchal Davoust Moss. Robert (France) 1853. Description... first-rate... flowers: a suffusion of cerise and purple mingling with the softer tones...

Book  (Sep 1993)  Page(s) 272.  Includes photo(s).
 
Davoust was one of Napoleon's senior officers. M. Robert, Angers, 1853. Description. Parentage unknown. Summer flowering. Fragrant.

Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 354.  
 
Moss (OGR), medium pink, 1853, Robert. Flowers bright rose, cupped, large.

Book  (Feb 1993)  Page(s) 71.  Includes photo(s).