Book  (Nov 1993)  Page(s) 56.  
 
Bloomfield Abundance an excellent small climber when carefully espaliered on a wall, growing to a height of 2 m... shoots arising directly from the ground to form large fern-like sprays of flowers; these shoots must be cut out every couple of years so new ones will replace them...

Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 572.  
 
Spray Cécile Brunner Polyantha, bright pink on yellow, edged clear pink, 1941, 'Cécile Brunner' sport; Howard Rose Co.
[ed. note:The rose sold as Bloomfield Abundance appears to be this].

Magazine  (Mar 1993)  Page(s) 13.  
 
Deane M. Ross. Mlle. Cecile Brunner and Her Entourage. ....
Gathered around Cécile Brunner like an entourage is a cluster of variations and look-alikes often confusing to the newcomer to the world of heritage roses.....The final character in the entourage is the most controversial of all. 'Bloomfield Abundance' is a very vigorous shrub often to 3 metres, with flowers that look identical to 'Cécile Brunner' and is sometimes called 'Shrub Cécile Brunner'.  However there is one conclusive difference, 'Bloomfield Abundance' has extended leaf-shaped sepals, twice the length of the simple sepals of 'Cécile Brunner'. Although the two roses are distinctly different in habit, debate has raged as to whether 'Bloomfield' is a sport of 'Brunner'. I think it is not, for the following reasons:
1. The spring flowering of 'Bloomfield' is two to three weeks later than 'Brunner'.
2. The panicles of blooms of 'Bloomfield' are of different formation, even allowing for the obvious difference in vigour.
3. Peter Beales says that of the thousands he has grown, he has never seen a 'Bloomfield' revert to a 'Brunner', and that it would be extremely rare for a sport to be so stable.
That is enough to settle in my mind that they are not related.

Let us now turn to George C. Thomas Jr., who bred the "Bloomfield" series of roses. In 1930 he published The Practical Book of Outdoor Rose Growing. On page 222, as a postscript to include his very latest introductions, we find 'Bloomfield Abundance' is a "low hedge rose, or if not cut back, a five to six foot pillar rose ..... something like 'Cécile Brunner' only larger...."  More importantly, there is a black and white photograph of the bush, and with the aid of a magnifying glass, it is obvious that the sepals of the buds do not have the characteristic wings or leaves.  Obviously, what everyone grows now is not the original 'Bloomfield Abundance'. What is it? We will probably never know, but it would be a very interesting line of research. 

Book  (Jun 1992)  Page(s) 250.  
 
Spray Cécile Brunner Polyantha. Howard Rose Co., 1941. Sport of 'Mlle Cécile Brunner'. [Author cites information from different sources.]

Book  (1988)  Page(s) 52.  
 
'Bloomfield Abundance' is also known as Spray Cécile Brunner

Article (website)  (1982)  Page(s) 11.  
 
Bloomfield Abundance (chinensis Type). Small pink H.T. type blooms.  A profusion of flowers on a vigorous plant.  A larger form of Cecile Brunner. 1920.  H. (R) 7 x 7’. 

Book  (1982)  Page(s) 28.  
 
Leonie Bell. The Real Cecile Brunner.....

Book  (1968)  Page(s) 193.  
 
That gem, Cecile Brunner, seems to be in a class of its own. It is not a Wichuraiana or a Polyantha. There is a dwarf form and a so-called climber. The dwarf grows to 3 or 4 feet high. The climber sends out long shoots, but is not a climber in the ordinary sense of the term. It is mostly grown as a tall bush and the long shoots are tipped back. Sprays of bloom about 2 feet long or more can be had from the climber and it is a great favourite with the florists. A good clean foliage is another thing in its favour.

Magazine  (1965)  Page(s) 280.  
 
Concerning Rosa 'Cecile Brunner' some nurseries still list this rose though it is more difficult to obtain through the trade than a few years ago. However there is one point to watch. Some nurseries are supplying Rosa 'Bloomfield Abundance' in error. In the Waikato area I noted plants of R. 'Bloomfield Abundance' with nursery labels 'Cecile Brunner'. A few authorities say R. 'Bloomfield Abundance' is a sport of R. 'Cecile Brunner' but ' Modern Roses 6' and the Royal National Rose Society's latest edition of 'Roses — a Selected List of Varieties' consider it to be a separate cultivar in its own right.

NB: It is likely that the rose referred to as 'Bloomfield Abundance' here was actually Spray Cecile Brunner.

Book  (1943)  Page(s) 63.  
 
J. M. Forsyth, NZ. Climbing Roses.
Cecile Brunner, second on the list, was also grown from a cutting. It has never received any attention, yet it has grown into a very high and wide hedge. It flowers freely, and is always covered with foliage. I believe this is the best climber for hedge purposes or to hide a bare spot in the garden.

[presumed to be Spray Cecile Brunner]