Book  (Dec 2000)  Page(s) 30.  
 
Ferdinand
Hybrid Perpetual
H.B. Bernède 1852

Book  (1936)  Page(s) 255.  
 
Ferdinand (HP) Bernède 1852; Géant des Bat. X ? ; poppy-red, shaded carmine, medium size, double, many prickles, slim branches, growth 7/10.

Book  (1880)  Page(s) Annex, p. 49.  
 
hybrid perpetual, Ferdinand (Bernède, 1852), bright red and shaded carmine, medium size, descends from 'Géant des batailles'.

Book  (1855)  Page(s) 345.  
 
Fernand, bright red and carmine shaded, medium size, short and thick branches. Descendant of Géant des Batailles. Bred by Bernède, introduced 1852.