Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 443.  
 
Perle d'Or Polyantha, yellow blend, 1884, ('Yellow Cécile Brunner'); Polyantha x 'Mme. Falcot'; Rambaux. Description.

Magazine  (Mar 1993)  Page(s) 12.  
 
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....Perle d’Or is often referred to as the 'Yellow Cécile Brunner', and there is no doubt that they are strikingly similar. However on careful examination, they prove to be different not only in colour but in the formation of the blooms and the general vigour. Most bushes of Perle d'Or' exceed 1 metre and mature bushes occasionally reach 2 metres if lightly pruned. The name Perle d’Or would suggest a yellow rose but at the time that it was bred in 1884 the only yellow breeding lines were apricot-buff tones, and this describes the rose. The brilliant yellows of the Pernetiana class were yet to arrive after 1900.  It is in Perle d’Or that I find the first puzzle. The parentage is given as Mme Falcot x R. multiflora. Now to the best of my recollections, multiflora hybrids can be identified by the feathery stipules at the base of each leaf stalk, and yet the stipules of Perle d’Or are perfectly plain. Does this mean the published parentage is incorrect, or do we have the incorrect rose, or was a false parentage declared by the breeder so not to divulge the true parentage to his competitors? That happens more often than you think.

Book  (Feb 1993)  Page(s) 130.  Includes photo(s).
 
Perle d'Or Description... It is very similar to 'Cécile Brunner' except for the colour. Its flowers are small, beautifully shaped, creamy buff-yellow with hints of pink...

Book  (1993)  Page(s) 101.  Includes photo(s).
 
Poly-pom. Rambaux (France) 1883. ('Mme. Falcot' x a Polyantha). Flowers continuously.

Book  (Jun 1992)  Page(s) 249.  
 
Perle d'Or (Translation, 'Golden Pearl') Polyantha. Rambaux/Dubreuil, 1883. Parentage: 'Polyantha alba plena' x 'Mme Falcot'. [Author cites information from different sources and, from Journal des Roses, "Developed by P. Rambaux in 1875 and released to commerce in 1883 by F. Dubreuil.".]

Book  (1988)  Page(s) 52.  
 
Perle d'Or Polyantha... orange-cream... Because of its perfectly-scrolled buds and miniature flowers, it was also known as the buttonhole rose... 4 feet

Book  (1985)  Page(s) 121-122.  
 
Francis Dubreuil was a tailor, who had been tempted away from his trade by roses... Francis [Dubreuil] had married Marie, daughter of Joseph Rambaux, who was a gardener at the Parc de la Tete d'Or... [after Rambaux died,] Francis Dubreuil introduced old Joseph's new roses, one of which was the enchanting little 'Perle d'Or', a China rose with light pink and yellow blooms on a miniature scale.

Website/Catalog  (1983)  Page(s) 18.  
 
Perle d'or Rambaud 1884. Elégant bouton jaune saumon

Website/Catalog  (1982)  Page(s) 29.  
 
Perle d’Or (Polyantha) Clusters of buff-yellow flowers with pink shadings. Small, shapely, fully double, perfumed blooms on a vigorous plant with rich green foliage. 1890. (S) 4 x 3’.

Book  (1978)  Page(s) 54.  
 
'Perle d'Or'  Shorter  Light pink & yellow  Remontant   P2   H1    * 
To modern eyes this rose is not very yellow; but it was the 'Yellow Cecile Brunner' to past generations. Pretty flower form, short compact habit. Raised by Rambaud of Lyon and introduced 1884. Parentage  assumed to be a Polyantha and a Tea  Rose.