Book  (1981)  Page(s) 93.  
 
Rosa multiflora. This species, from East Asia, was first introduced in 1860....Certain forms of R. multiflora, early arrivals from China, are useful in breeding programs.
1804 R. multiflora carnea was taken to England by Thomas Evans of the East India Company; it became the basic seed parent of the multiflora climbers; the flowers are pale pink, small and double.
1817 Charles Greville, in London, received the 'Seven Sisters Rose' (R. multiflora platyphylla) from China...
1844 R. multiflora alba introduced from Japan. Very double, opening pale pink then fading to white.
1862 Coignet, a French engineer in the employ of the Japanese government, sent seeds of R. multiflora to the Mayor of Lyon who passed them on to Guillot.

Book  (1904)  Page(s) 82.  
 
Rosa multiflora flore-pleno

Magazine  (1881)  Page(s) 330.  
 
Mr. Albert Knapper, rose breeder in Maximilansau on the Rhine, states that Multiflora alba and De Ferrières are hardy 1879-1880.

Website/Catalog  (1851)  
 
Climbing. 56. Multiflora alba

Article (misc)  (1850)  Page(s) 21.  
 
850. R. multiflora alba

Book  (1849)  Page(s) 34, supplement.  
 
Descriptive List of Roses.
List of roses that bloom only once in the season.
Climbing Roses. Rosa Multiflora.
1938 Alba, Double White...Creamy white, small flowers.

Website/Catalog  (1846)  Page(s) 25.  
 
Multiflora Roses.  Rosa multiflora.
1st Division*
951.  Alba, or White...Blush white, very neat...37 cents

*The 1st Division comprises those with the smallest flowers and diminutive foliage, and may be less hardy than those in the 2nd Division.

Book  (1844)  Page(s) 1019-1020.  
 
Choix des Rosiers grimpans, propres à couvrir des murs, des tonnelles et des treillages.
Rosiers multiflores, blanc, rose, cocciné. R. multiflora, subalba, rosea, coccinea : 3 variétés, à fleurs doubles, pouvant s'éléver à 16 mètres de hauteur, le long d'un pignon à la'abri du nord : il donne considèrablement de fleurs en plein air. Gèle à 10 dégres de froid.

Book  (1844)  Page(s) 20.  
 
R. multiflora Alba blush white

Article (misc)  (1843)  Page(s) 14.  
 
No. 14.  R. multiflora alba