Book  (1936)  Page(s) 670.  
 
Socrate (Bengale) Péan ca. 1825; glossy pink, medium size, very double, in clusters of 8-10, growth 7/10

Book  (1899)  Page(s) 162.  
 
Socrates, Bengale, Péan, rose brillant

Book  (1838)  Page(s) 312.  
 
China Roses ...Bengal Socrates.
Shrub, vigorous, branches not very thorny.
Leaflets, glaucous, oval, and deeply toothed.
Flowers, in terminal clusters of eight to ten; middle sized, very double; of a brilliant pink.

Book  (1836)  Page(s) 270.  
 
Les Bengales ...Bengale Socrate. Pean. Arbrisseau vigoureux, à rameaux peu aiguillonnés; folioles glauques, ovales et profondement dentées; corymbes terminaux, de huit à dix fleurs moyennes, très doubles, d'un rose brillant.