(1955)  Page(s) 29.  
 
Two of the most glorious Centifolias are 'La Noblesse' and 'Fantin-Latour'; but they could be listed as good medium roses, they are not of the sensational order of 'Ispahan' or the 'Rose à feuilles de laitue'. Yet they flower plentifully; and I would be inclined to place 'Fantin Latour' not far behind 'l'Impératrice Joséphine', though neither of them come into my own theory of the most beautiful of all roses.

(1955)  Page(s) 29.  
 
Two of the most glorious Centifolias are 'La Noblesse' and 'Fantin-Latour'; but they could be listed as good medium roses, they are not of the sensational order of 'Ispahan' or the 'Rose à feuilles de laitue'. Yet they flower plentifully...