Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 449.  
 
Pineapple Poll Floribunda, orange & orange blend, 'Orange Sensation' x 'Circus'; Cocker. Description.

Book  (1975)  Page(s) 74.  
 
Roy and Heather Rumsey, NSW.  New Roses.  
Pineapple Poll Floribunda. (Cocker). A very gay colour combination of yellow, flushed orange, and red. The blooms are high-centred and well formed small H.T. type. A nice fragrance, and a sturdy tidy bush

Book  (1974)  Page(s) 67.  
 
Dr. A. S. Thomas  Roses Overseas 1973. 
Pineapple Poll, Fl. (Harkness, 1971). ('Orange Sensation' x 'Circus'). A most colourful and attractive rose with great numbers of red and orange blooms. A real eye-catcher. Type B (three to seven flowers in each panicle).

Book  (1974)  Page(s) 202.  
 
Cocker/Harkness advertisement. Pineapple Poll was Gilbert's original of Little Buttercup, the "plump and pleasing person" in HMS Pinafore.