Website/Catalog  (1998)  
 
"Rose Marian". Bright salmon pink petals on the outer edge with orange quartered centre. Very floriferous and highly fragrant. This plant was found growing in the bush on the Nannup Road in an old abandoned farmhouse garden.

Book  (Sep 1993)  Page(s) 292.  Includes photo(s).
 
Montezuma Large-flowered. Herbert Swim 1956. Description... unique coral color... Emperor Montezuma was one of the all-time great gardeners. Parentage: 'Fandango' x 'Floradora'

Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 388.  
 
Montezuma Grandiflora, orange-pink, 'Fandango' x 'Floradora'; Swim. Description.

Book  (Feb 1993)  Page(s) 200.  Includes photo(s).
 
Montezuma Large-flowered hybrid tea. Parentage: 'Fandango' x 'Floradora'. USA 1955. Description and cultivation... flowers: large and high-centered in a salmon-pink shade...

Book  (May 1992)  Page(s) 394.  
 
Montezuma Hybrid Tea. Swim (USA) 1955... salmony red...

Book  (1978)  Page(s) 102.  
 
'Montezuma'   Medium    +   Salmon  red   Remontant   P1   H1   * 
A strange and interesting rose. As Armstrong's representatives in Britain, we kept in touch with our fellows in other countries. Wilhelm Kordes wrote of  'Montezuma' that it was the best yet; but he was wrong, we were all wrong about it. One felt it was full of promise, bound to be a mother of a rich future. But precious little has it given. The plants knew how to grow,  indeed few  modern varieties are more vigorous, long lived and free flowering. The colour was strange, bright plum red in the bud, changing to rather a dull salmon red as the flower opened, and with a metallic gleam lying in the outside of the petals. Of all the flowers it gave, none would escape white spots of damage wherever the rain drops hit them; and if you thought of cutting them to save them from  damage, they would sit in the vase unmoved for days, and then collapse without expanding. Indeed  a strange rose. I still think it has something to give. We have not looked far enough. Raised by Herbert Swim  from 'Fandango' x Floradora' , and introduced in 1955. Floradora' was the reason no doubt for 'Montezuma's' individuality, for it was a rose of strange breeding, and pollen parent of 'Queen Elizabeth'. 

Book  (1969)  
 
p76. Harry Murray. Fallacies of Fashion and Fragrance.
....cultivars such as Montezuma are so quick to repeat flower that the new buds burst into growth on stems carrying flowers which have only recently become spent.

p125. W. Lyzaniwsky. Growing Roses in Canada.
'September Wedding' is a sport of Montezuma by radiation.

Book  (1967)  
 
p106. David Ruston. A Visit to Tasmania.
...and Montezuma, although still not particularly good, was far better than elsewhere in Tasmania.

p108. R. T. Hamilton. A Bunch of Roses.
Let us suppose that we have six good blooms on long stems of a variety such as Montezuma or 'Ophelia'. Both of these varieties are capable of being made into a bunch which, on their day, are almost unbeatable.....

p134. Dr. H. R Elphick. What are We Looking For In The New Roses?
'Super Star'....which accomplished an almost total eclipse of an immediate forerunner in Montezuma

p138. Alex Ross. Our Twelve Best Sellers.
Montezuma is our next best, and its wealth of orange-scarlet blooms justify its selection as a best seller. Heavy dews or wet weather are its worst enemies as this can cause bleaching of the outside petals, but most growers consider these drawbacks are more than compensated for by the well-shaped and long-lasting blooms of the warmer seasons. This variety is peculiar in that the blooms do not develop further after being cut.

Book  (1966)  
 
p103. C. H. Isaac. Choosing Your Roses.
Montezuma Another "Grandiflora" from Armstrong. A light salmon-scarlet with thinnish petals that bleach on the hottest days and ball in damp weather but yet is otherwise so meritorious that it must be considered an outstanding garden rose. It grows vigorously to five or six feet, forming dense bushes with healthy foliage and great quantities of blooms of exhibition form.

p113, Dr. A. S. Thomas. ....which scorches in hot weather, especially after rain, as does Montezuma

Book  (1965)  
 
p59. Patrick Dickson. Some Thoughts on Rose Breeding.
Many American-bred varieties, and especially those bred from 'Charlotte Armstrong' such as Montezuma, 'Mister Lincoln', 'John S. Armstrong' and 'Americana' will produce wonderful trees here in Europe, but unfortunately the quality of the blooms often suffers from our damp climate. While the full soft petals of these varieties thrive in the hot Californian sun , they will not open up in our wetter climate.

p81. Dr. A. S. Thomas. New Roses in Victoria.
There is always scope for improvements such as an 'Aztec' with rigid stems, a Montezuma that does not burn....

p83. ibid. 'Floriade' HT (Van der Schilden, 1963). A sport of Montezuma and I find it almost indistinguishable - it is a shade darker. Very little perfume.

p85. ibid. 'Queen Fabiola'....So far with me, it is more like a darker Montezuma....

p155. Dr. J. M. Martin, Roses in Central New South Wales.
Montezuma tends to burn in the heat, it keeps well in the vase.