Book  (1936)  Page(s) 633.  
 
Ruby Gold (tea) O'Connor 1891; sport of Cath. Mermet; golden-yellow mixed with tender pink, large, double, autumn-bloomer, growth 6/10. = [similar to] Jean Ducher.

Book  (1906)  Page(s) 173.  
 
Ruby Gold, Tea, 1892, raised by Mr. T. O'Connor, of Providence, R. I.; it has an interesting history. Mr. O'Connor grafted Catherine Mermet on Maréchal Niel, and it was from this graft that the sport was obtained.

Book  (1902)  Page(s) 81.  
 
Thé. 1975. Rubygold (O'Connor 1891), jaune et rose

Website/Catalog  (1900)  Page(s) 93.  
 
Ruby Gold  Golden yellow, shaded carmine rose, very large, full and free style of Jean Ducher.

Book  (1899)  Page(s) 159.  
 
Rubygold, thé, O'Connor, 1891, jaune et rose

Website/Catalog  (1898)  
 
Ruby Gold. Charming new rose. Tawny yellow, shading to old gold; crimson center,
with veins of rosy red and pink; small plants only.

Magazine  (12 Apr 1894)  Page(s) 284-5.  
 
Too-much-alike Roses.
A few years ago I noticed some most interesting papers in the gardening Press upon the above subject. Since then the National Rose Society has very wisely bracketed several varieties as being synonymous when used for exhibition purposes. It is an indisputable fact that we have many Roses in cultivation under different names which are by no means so distinct as rosarians would like. We must, however, bear in mind that not a few of them are more or less distinct in varying localities; so that it is not safe to be too positive respecting their synonymy. This fact is also recognised by the N.B.S., who note that their synonymous varieties as used for exhibition are not always so in growth and foliage.

One might have thought that the fact of so many varieties having been already considered synonymous, we should not have farther duplicates; but more than one of the newer introductions are too much like the older varieties to deserve cultivation under a second name. One which occurs to me most forcibly at present is Ruby Gold. I have not the least hesitation in calling this Rose Jean Ducher re-introduced. Last season, both under glass and in the open, it resembled this older variety so closely that I failed to discover the slightest distinction, and it is the same with blooms now open. In every particular of growth, bloom, and foliage, these two Roses are identical. It may be that I have them untrue, but I much doubt this, as they were procured from one of the most reliable sources in the kingdom. Last spring Mr. George Paul wrote me to the effect that he feared it was an undoubted synonym with Jean Dacher, and I am more than ever convinced of the fact now.

Book  (7 Apr 1893)  Page(s) 109.  
 
Ruby Gold This new variety is a cross between Catherine Mermet and Marechal Niel, yet it shows no tendency to climb. The color of the flowers distinctly shows the yellow of M. Niel with the rich pink of C. Mermet, each petal interlaced with clear red veins. It's beautiful colorings alone suggested the name to the originator.

Magazine  (Jul 1891)  Page(s) 264.  
 
[From "Die amerikanischen Rosen" by L. v. Nagy, pp. 261-265]
23. Ruby Gold (Henderson & Co.) soll einen eigenen Ursprung haben; sie soll nämlich auf einem Zweige der Catherine Mermet erschienen sein, welchen man auf Maréchall Niel gepfropft hatte. Die Farbe ihrer Blumen zeigte ein vollkommen helles, reines Gold der M. Niel mit ganz wenig zartem Rosa der Cath. Mermet. Es überwiegt aber dabei oft die Farbe der M. Niel.

Translation:
23. Ruby Gold (Henderson & Co.) is said to have its own origin; It is said to have appeared on a branch of Catherine Mermet, which was grafted onto Maréchal Niel. The colour of her flowers was a completely light, pure gold from M. Niel with a very little delicate pink from Cath. Mermet. However, the color of the M. Niel often predominates.

Magazine  (16 Apr 1891)  Page(s) 678.  
 
[From "Our American Roses", by D. T. Connor, Collingdale, Pa., pp. 678-679:]
Ruby Gold, (Sent out by P. Henderson & Co.) This rose is claimed to have quite a unique origin. A scion of Catherine Mermet was grafted on M. Niel with the result here described. The color of the flowers shows the perfect blending of the rich golden yellow of M. Niel with the delicate pink of C. Mermet. From a few stock plants that the writer has seen the characteristics of the M. Niel predominate.