Book  (Jun 1992)  Page(s) 36.  
 
Catherine II China. Laffay, 1832. [Author cites information from different sources.] Catherine II, called 'the Great," empress of Russia: lived 1729-1796.

Book  (1936)  Page(s) 134.  
 
Catherine II (china) Laffay 1832; flesh-coloured, medium to large, double

Book  (1899)  Page(s) 33.  
 
Catherine II, Bengale, Laffay, carné

Book  (1880)  Page(s) Annex, p. 25.  
 
china, tea, Catherine II, incarnate, large, full

Book  (1854)  Page(s) 2642.  
 
[From Baumann's Priced Catalogue...with prices for 1838]
Tea. Catherine II. 3 Francs

Book  (1842)  Page(s) 280.  
 
Varieties of the Tea Rose...with pink, flesh-coloured and red blooms...Catharina II, soft pink, full, flat

Book  (1840)  Page(s) 201.  
 
Tea roses:
Katharina II. Large, full, semi-globular, flesh-coloured, often inclining to lilac.

Book  (1838)  Page(s) 343.  
 
Tea Rose. Catherine II.
Leaflets, large. Flowerstalks, curved. Tube of calyx, long and thick. Flowers, large, full, hemispherical ; flesh-coloured, sometimes inclining to lilac.

Book  (1836)  Page(s) 22.  
 
Plantes exposées par la société, comme hommage aux Sociétés d'Agriculture, d'Horticulture et de Botanique du Royaume.
Mr. F. Coene,
Jardinier-Fleuriste, Enclos-des-Capucins.
Collection de Roses.
1282 Rosa Bengale (thé Catherine II).

Book  (1836)  Page(s) 289.  
 
Rosiers thé...Catherine II. Laffay. Arbrisseau à folioles grandes et pédoncules arqués; tube du calice gros et long;  fleurs grandes, pleines, semi-globuleuses, carnées, quelquefois tirant sur le lilas.