Article (misc)  (9 Jun 2009)  
 
‘Eventide’. HT. dr. 1948. Bred. V/dbl. ‘Crimson Glory’ seedling x ‘Rouge Mallerin’. D. Toogood.

Website/Catalog  (1997)  Page(s) 18.  
 
Douglas Toogood of Box Hill, Victoria, bred ‘Eventide’ (HT ’48 crimson).

Newsletter  (1995)  Page(s) 19. Vol 4, No. 3.  
 
‘Eventide’. HT. 1948. D. Toogood. ’Crimson Glory’ x ‘Rouge Mallerin’

Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 168.  
 
Eventide Hybrid Tea. Toogood 1948. 'Crimson Glory' seedling x 'Rouge Mallerin'... flowers dark velvety red

Book  (1953)  Page(s) 36.  
 
S. J. Bisdee. Red Roses in Tasmania. I have reserved until the last, two roses which have given me much pleasure. The first is ‘Eventide’, which gives a deep red fragrant bloom, showing no sign of burning or blueing, on a tall, healthy plant. The plant was a little slow in getting started, but is now coming into its own.

Book  (1949)  Page(s) 263.  
 
New Roses of the World. . ‘Eventide’. HT. (Douglas Toogood, ’48). ‘Crimson Glory’ seedling x ‘Rouge Mallerin’. Ovoid bud. Medium, open, double bloom borne several together. Dark velvety red. Moderate fragrance. Normal green, wrinkled soft foliage. Disease resistant. Moderate, dwarf growth. Uninjured in winter.

Book  (1949)  Page(s) 91.  
 
Roses of Australia and New Zealand. Eventide. H.T. (Toogood) 1948-A perfumed dark velvety.red rose of about 40 petals. A seedling of Crimson Glory and Rouge Mallerin, the colour is held until the petals fall.

Book  (1948)  Page(s) xiv.  
 
Douglas Toogood advertisement. ‘Eventide’ – A perfumed dark velvety red rose of about 40 petals. This rose lasts and holds it colour for nearly a week after full blown, and after full blown the petals reflex like those of a cactus dahlia. Clean and vigorous, this variety should excel as a decorative. Seedling from ‘Crimson Glory’ crossed with ‘Rouge Mallerin’.