Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 168.  
 
Evelyn Thornton Polyantha. Bees 1919. 'Léonie Lamesch' x 'Mrs. W.H. Cutbush'... Flowers shell-pink deepening to salmon and lemon shaded orange

Book  (1958)  Page(s) 108.  
 
Evelyn Thornton. Pol. (Bees, '19.) Léonie Lamesch X Mrs. W. H. Cutbiush. Dbl., open, fragrant, shell-pink deepening to salmon and lemon shaded orange; cluster. Fol. leathery, glossy, dark bronze. Bushy.

Book  (1940)  Page(s) 18.  
 
Bees, Ltd., Sealand Nurseries, Chester, England ['Evelyn Thornton']

Website/Catalog  (1938)  Page(s) 44.  
 
Polyantha and their Hybrids (Dwarf Bedding Types)
No pruning necessary except to remove the past season's flower stems.
Evelyn Thornton... Shell pink, deepening to salmon and lemon. Introduced 1920.

Book  (1936)  Page(s) 705.  
 
Thornton, Evelyn (polyantha) Bees 1919; L. Lamesch X Mrs. W. H. Cutbush; glossy mother-of-pearl-salmon-pink, shaded lemon-orange, reverse lighter, base golden-yellow, medium size, double, open, lasting, in clusters of 10-25, fragrance 6/10, floriferous, continuous bloom, abundant large leathery foliage, lasting, growth 6/10, bushy. Sangerhausen

Website/Catalog  (1929)  Page(s) 43.  
 
Polyantha Roses
Polyanthas are, perhaps the most truly everblooming of all Roses, being scarcely ever out of flower during the whole growing season... They are especially valuable for massing, edging, and to some extent for mingling with other flowers.
Evelyn Thornton. (Bees Ltd., 1919.) Pinkish yellow buds and pale pink and gold flowers, rather large, almost single, borne in immense loose sprays.
Lovely apple-blossom flowers—a favorite variety. A very much improved Eugenie Lamesch, although its foliage is not perfect. One of the very few Polyanthas which must be classed as indispensable. A sure cure for anyone who says he does not like Polyanthas. The large flowers are so exquisitely dainty that no one can resist them, and the habit of the plant is all that can be desired.

Book  (1926)  Page(s) 55.  
 
Evelyn Thornton (Bees Ltd., 1919): single or nearly single flowers about an inch and a half across; pale pink and yellow, borne in very large branching clusters. To my mind it is the most beautiful of all Polyanthas before the charming color fades. It is a very much improved 'Eugenie Lamesch' (P. Lambert, 1899), from which it is descended and from which it has inherited a weakness of foliage.

Magazine  (Jun 1922)  Page(s) 315.  
 
Concours de Roses Nouvelles de 1922 Réunion du Jury du 15 Juin 1922
Evelyn Thornton, de Bees. — Pol. à fleur moyenne. Bouton jaune paille passant au blanc. C'est G. de Feligonde en Poly.

Website/Catalog  (1922)  Page(s) 8.  
 
Novelty Roses 1922
Evelyn Thornton (Poly.) (Bees Ltd.). Colour shell pink, deepening to salmon and lemon, with orange shading, a combination of tints, pleasing beyond measure; growth vigorous and perpetual blooming. A decorative Rose of great excellence, combining all the good points of its parents, Leonie Lamesch and Mrs. W. H. Cutbush. In strong sunlight the colours fade to white, but it still remains clean and attractive. Gold medal, N.R.S. 4/- each.

Website/Catalog  (1921)  Page(s) 15.  
 
Roses.
Evelyn Thornton, colour shell pink deepening to salmon and lemon, with orange shading, a combination of tints pleasing beyond measure, growth vigorous and perpetual blooming. A decorative rose of great excellence, combining all the good points of its parents, Leonie Lamesch and Mrs. W H. Cutbush; class: Polyantha; habit of growth: vigorous.