Website/Catalog  (Jun 1998)  Page(s) 79.  
 
Gloire du Midi Clusters of small orange-scarlet flowers...

Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 210.  
 
Gloire du Midi Polyantha, brilliant orange-scarlet, 1932, 'Gloria Mundi' sport; deRuiter. Description.

Book  (Jun 1992)  Page(s) 245.  
 
Gloire du Midi Polyantha. De Ruiter, 1932. Sport of 'Gloria Mundi'. Orange-red.

Website/Catalog  (1970)  Page(s) 9.  
 
GLOIRE DU MIDI. — Petites fleurs en touffes orangé chaud et pur. 50 à 60 cm.

​​​​​​​[no longer listed in 1971]

Book  (1958)  Page(s) 135.  
 
Gloire du Midi. Pol. (de Ruiter; int. Sliedrecht & Co. and J&P, '32.) Gloria Mundi sport. Small, dbl., globular, slightly fragrant, brilliant orange-scarlet. Fol. leathery. Vig., compact, bushy. (14) Pl. pat. 270 (expired).

Magazine  (Jun 1948)  Page(s) 2. trimester, p. 14, 21.  
 
[From "Classification et Création des Roses Polyantha", by Dr. Walter E. Lammerts, translated from the ARS Annual 1947]
p. 14: Une série vraiment remarquable de sports a été produite par Orléans Rose, et certaines de ces roses ont, à leur tour, donné des sports. La liste de ces sports, établie par ordre chronologique, est la suivante :
ORLEANS ROSE (1909), rose vif, cramoisi, centre blanc.
14° Gloire du Midi (1932), écarlate orangé brillant,

p. 21: Gloire du Midi, Sport d'Oléans Rose; Double, écarlate orangé brillant.

Book  (1947)  Page(s) 28.  
 
Doreen Marriott, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Gloire du Midi, a smaller bush, is going to be a favourite, its clusters of intense orange blooms last so long without fading.

Book  (1947)  Page(s) 116.  
 
Gloire du Midi (Cluster)  One of the "Orleans" class of cluster roses useful for bedding and hedging. The semi-double flowers are orange pink and hold their colour well. Brighter than Gloria Mundi and with more pink. Habit 2. (Cluster)

Website/Catalog  (1945)  Page(s) 23.  
 
'Gloire du Midi'. Orange pink, semi-double flowers which hold their colour very well. It is brighter than 'Gloria Mundi' and displays more pink than that variety. Recommended.

Website/Catalog  (1938)  Page(s) 44.  
 
Polyantha and their Hybrids (Dwarf Bedding Types)
No pruning necessary except to remove the past season's flower stems.
Gloire Du Midi... The colour is similar to "Gloria Mundi" but is less influenced by adverse weather conditions (sun or rain). It is undoubtedly an advance and is recommended. Introduced 1933.