Book  (2014)  Page(s) 222-223.  
 
On vend en Angleterre 'Fernand Tanne' sous le nom de 'Gardenia'. 'Fernand Tanne' en diffère par un plus grand nombre de pétales et une rosette de pétales fréquente au centre.

Book  (2006)  Page(s) 273.  
 
Gardenia ("Westport Yellow Rambler") Rambler, occasional rebloom/outstanding fragrance/stouter of cane...large-flowered, with a spreading habit. Manda, 1899 (provenance: Huntington/Demits)
Cool yellow, elegantly scrolled buds open creamy white, the shade of gardenia-flowers or of magnolias. Lovely blend of Tea-rose and apple-scent.

Book  (2003)  Page(s) 159.  
 
Gardenia (Manda, 1898)  Rosa wichuriana x 'Perle des Jardins'.  The first large-flowered Wichurana Rambler is still one of the most widely grown.  Its flowers open a fine buff yellow, but fade quickly to cream and milky white, with a hint of pale yellow at the centre.  The flowers are about 6-7 cm across, quartered, sometimes cupped, and borne on short stems in small clusters.  They resemble a gardenia, although with a mild and musky scent.  The flowers appear early, last well, and continue a few at a time, through until autumn.  'Gardenia' is a tremendously vigorous grower, with lots of small, dark green, glossy leaves and red new growths.  This cultivar is very handsome, but not reliably hardy in cold areas.  

Book  (2003)  Page(s) 163.  Includes photo(s).
 
‘Gardenia’.  Wichurana Rambler.  Origin:  Manda, US 1899.  Parentage: Rosa wichurana x ‘Perle des Jardins’     Flower size: 5.5cm (2.2in).  Scent: light and musky.    Flowering: Once, early in season.    Height/spread:  5m (16.4ft)   /  3m (9.8ft).   Hardiness: Zone 6. 
‘Gardenia’ was the first large-flowered Wichurana rambler to be introduced, and it is still widely grown, despite competition from the fairly similar ‘Alberic Barbier’.   It was hailed as a yellow rambler (“a hardy ‘Marechal Niel’), although the flowers are rich buff-yellow at first, and fade quickly to cream and white, so that the overall impression of the plant in flower is of whiteness.    The flowers are usually lightly cupped, quartered (with a passing resemblance to a gardenia), and borne in clusters of 3 – 9 on short, sturdy stems.     There are usually a few flowers on an established plant after the big main flowering.    The leaves are small, dark, and glossy, with red new growths and the long flexible stems of the best Wichuranas.

Book  (Aug 2002)  Page(s) 42.  
 
Gardenia
Hybrid Wichurana 1899
white
Not rated

Book  (Apr 1999)  Page(s) 306.  
 
Gardenia Wichuraiana. Horvath/Manda & Pitcher, 1899. Rosa wichuraiana x 'Perle des Jardins' (Tea)... Yellowish white passing to Gardenia white... Pure white, yellow bud... Early flowering... In spite of its fame as a 'Hardy Maréchal Niel', it is not reliably hardy in severe climates... Blooms better on old wood... Fine glossy foliage... Foliage black-spots very slightly, mildews in later summer... it has a tendency to trail... Best for walls, fences, and banks...

Book  (Dec 1998)  Page(s) 261.  
 
Gardenia Rambler. Manda, USA, 1899. Rosa wichuraiana x 'Perle des Jardins'... one of the best white roses in its class. The pointed yellow buds develop into creamy white flowers with a yellow center... the flowers will stay yellow if planted in the shade. The foliage is small, dark and glossy

Book  (Nov 1994)  Page(s) 238, 240.  
 
Page 238: Gardenia [is] seldom recurrent, but creates a wonderful display at midsummer and is extremely fragrant
Page 240 Gardenia Large-flowered Rambler. Manda, US, 1899. Rosa wichuraiana x 'Perle des Jardins'. Similar to 'Albéric Barbier' with small dark green glossy leaves. The flowers are very double, quartered, rather cupped, of creamy white deepening to yolk-yellow in the centre, fading to nearly white in hot sun. True apple scent. 18 feet.  It grows luxuriantly over the treillage at Bodnant, North Wales. and is extra free-flowering. 

Book  (1994)  Page(s) 68.  
 
Gardenia R. wichuraiana x 'Perle des Jardins', a yellow tea rose. Introduced by W.A. Manda in 1899... ['Gardenia' combines] the growth habit and glossy foliage of R. wichuraiana with yellow buds and double, creamy white gardenia like flowers that more closely resemble the blossoms of a tea rose than the coarser blooms of the species rose...

Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 200.  
 
Gardenia Rambler, creamy white, center yellow, 1899, R. wichuraiana x 'Perle des Jardins'; Manda, W.A. Description.