Book  (2006)  Page(s) 27.  
 
'Little Gem'. Moss. No rebloom. Outstanding fragrance. Habit-1. Paul, 1880. [Provenance Schultheis]. a compact arching grower with small rosy crimson buds and very double deep pink blooms that festoon the self-pegging canes.

Book  (Aug 2002)  Page(s) 55.  
 
Little Gem
Moss 1880
Rated 7.0

Book  (Apr 1999)  Page(s) 558.  
 
Little Gem Moss. William Paul 1880

Book  (Dec 1998)  Page(s) 366.  
 
Little Gem ('Valide') Moss. Paul (UK) 1880. Description... The buds are only slightly mossed... The fragrant, many-petalled flowers open full to form a flat cushion, and are consistently reddish pink in color...

Book  (1997)  Page(s) 163.  Includes photo(s).
 
Little Gem Moss. W. Paul (UK) 1880. Description and cultivation... very popular in late Victorian times... flowers: bright deep reddish-pink...

Book  (Nov 1994)  Page(s) 65.  
 
Little Gem Moss. William Paul (UK) 1880. A pretty little rose, which grows to 3 or 4 feet, well covered with small neat leaves. the buds are not very mossy, and enclose tightly-packed blooms of light crimson, opening to flat pompon blooms. The colouring is uniform. Also grown under the name of 'Validé'.

Book  (Nov 1993)  Page(s) 107.  
 
'Little Gem', with its smallish round red flowers is probably the lowest-growing of all the Mosses.

Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 317.  
 
Little Gem Moss, bright deep pink, 1880, Paul, W. Description.

Book  (1988)  Page(s) 62, 63.  Includes photo(s).

Book  (1983)  Page(s) 71.  
 
'Little Gem'. (1880). Lightly mossed buds open to small very double light crimson pompom-like flowers which are very fragrant. The plant is compact in growth and will reach more than a metre.