Book  (Sep 1993)  Page(s) 368.  Includes photo(s).
 
Shot Silk Large-flowered. Alex Dickson 1924. Parentage: 'Hugh Dickson' x 'Sunstar'. Description... when the breeder was asked which of his roses was his favorite, the reply was 'Shot Silk'... brilliant pink underlaid with gold...

Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 548.  
 
Shot Silk Hybrid Tea, cherry-cerise, shading to golden yellow at base, 1924, 'Hugh Dickson' seedling x 'Sunstar'; Dickson, A. Description.

Book  (Feb 1993)  Page(s) 211.  Includes photo(s).
 
Shot Silk Large-flowered hybrid tea. Parentage: 'Hugh Dickson' seedling x 'Sunstar'. Northern Ireland 1924. Description and cultivation... flowers: a distinctive integration of orange, pink, salmon and yellow hues...

Book  (1993)  Page(s) 129.  
 
(The climbing version, which see, was launched by Knight) The shrub was raised by Dickson, launched 1924. ('Hugh Dickson' seedling x 'Sunstar'). Flowers continuously. Height: 17 ft. Good scent.

Book  (1988)  Page(s) 124-125.  Includes photo(s).
 
Shot Silk Hybrid Tea. Dickson 1924. Parentage: 'Hugh Dickson' seedling x 'Sunstar.

Website/Catalog  (1982)  Page(s) 37.  
 
Shot Silk (Hybrid Tea) We have revived this older rose because of popular demand. Fragrant, cherry-cerise and golden-yellow with glossy foliage. 1924 (C) 3 x 3’.

Website/Catalog  (1972)  Page(s) 4.  
 
Shot Silk Glowing salmon-pink. l.d.b. C.

Website/Catalog  (1960)  Page(s) 17.  
 
SHOT SILK (Dickson 1925). Orange vif teinté saumon.  FL [feuillage luisant]. VB [végétation basse].

[no longer listed in 1975]

Book  (1958)  Page(s) 375.  
 
Shot Silk. HT. (A. Dickson, '24.) Hugh Dickson seedling X Sunstar. Dbl. (27 petals), high centered, very fragrant, cherry-cerise, shading to golden yellow at base; strong stem. Fol. slightly curled, glossy. Vig. (28) NRS Gold Medal, '23.

Magazine  (Mar 1952)  Page(s) 1. trimester, p. 7.  
 
Le toucher permet aussi de déceler, comme dans la variété « Mémée Buy » un fin aiguillon agressif qui se trouve assez régulièrement entre les bractées et la première feuille, caractère qui la différencie de « Shot-Silk ».