Book  (1914)  Page(s) 5.  
 
"...The Burbank rose, like the Burbank potatos, owes its origin to the discovery of a seed-pod on a plant that rarely produces seed. The plant in the present instance was a Bourbon rose...known as Hermosa. This rose very rarely bears seed, even in California, but on one occasion I discovered half a dozen seed-pods on a plant that did not differ otherwise in any obvious way from its companion plants. I carefully treasured these seeds, and from the plants that they grew are descended not only the Burbank rose, but also the Santa Rosa, and a number of others.

Magazine  (20 Apr 1901)  Page(s) 61 (16) 1.  
 
In rose creations Mr. Burbank has done things which will endure. The Burbank rose is described by an Eastern grower as "without exception, the freest flowering rose in cultivation. The plants begin to bloom when only a few inches high and flower most profusely all through the spring and summer until stopped by heavy frost late in the autumn. The flowers are double, of fine form, nearly three inches across. The color is a deep rose pink, shading to a beautiful soft rose at the center. The petals are well incurved, so that the center is hidden. In September and October the outer petals change to a deep, rich carmine. The Burbank is perfectly hardy and will stand our most severe weather. This is a great point in its favor. It is strong and vigorous, with neat, rich green foliage, not liable to mould or spot. The plant is of symmetrical form, and does not make sparse open growth out of doors, as do so many other choice varieties. Each plant becomes a well-rounded bush that is most effective when grown at some little distance from other plants."

This testimony is of present importance because another of Mr. Burbank's roses—the Santa Rosa—was of the same parentage, and, though not yet as widely known, has the same record. Both were Bon Silene-Hermosa crosses. Coquito, shown on this page, is another of the same class with larger blossoms and flowers of less pronounced rosy crimson. Coquito starts to bloom soon after the cutting is rooted and attends strictly to business, whenever the weather permits, blooming in California nearly the whole year. The color is clear, deep rose. The foliage of all these new roses remains clean, fresh, glossy and healthy when nearly all others are injured by mildew and various other fungous diseases. This seems to be inherited from the Hermosa, which is notably resistant of parasitic fungi.