Book  (Apr 1999)  Page(s) 502.  
 
Merveille de Lyon
Hybrid Perpetual
Parentage: 'Baronne Adolphe de Rothschild' (Hybrid Perpetual) x 'Safrano' (Tea)

Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 376.  
 
Hybrid Perpetual (OGR), white, 1882, 'Baroness Rothschild' sport; Pernet Père. Flowers pure white, tinted satiny rose, double, cupped, large (4 in.); vigorous; some recurrent bloom.

Book  (Jun 1992)  Page(s) 141.  
 
Merveille de Lyon
Hybrid Perpetual
Pernet père 1882
Sport of 'Baronne Adolphe de Rothschild'
... white with a pink centre, becoming pink with age... White, center slightly peach... Generally of a lovely pure white colour, but comes sometimes rather pink in autumn... Practically scentless... Best pegged down... Sadly given to mildew... numerous thorns... quite remontant...

Book  (1986)  Page(s) 108.  
 
Merveille de Lyon
Hybrid Perpetual (1882)
... a sport from 'Baroness Rothschild'... blush-pink and white...

Website/Catalog  (1983)  Page(s) 28.  
 
Merveille de Lyon. (Hybrid Perpetual). A soft, pink to white sport of Baroness Rothschild with all the attributes of its parent.  1882.  (R). 4 x 3’.

Book  (1936)  Page(s) 436.  
 
Lyon, Merveille de (HP) Pernet 1882; B. A. de Rothschild X Safrano; pure white, center washed silky pink, very large, double, flat cup form, solitary, floriferous, repeats well, many thick prickles, light green foliage, growth 7/10, stocky, dense. Sangerhausen

Website/Catalog  (1929)  Page(s) 40.  
 
Hybrid Perpetual Roses
Merveille de Lyon. (Pernet pere, 1882.) Large, cup-shaped flowers of pure white, marked with satiny rose. Stiff, erect habit with healthy foliage.
For a good many years the finest white Rose in existence. It is a seedling of Baroness Rothschild, and like it in most respects, except color and its greater size. In turn it was one of the parents of the famous Frau Karl Druschki. A rare, old timer worthy to be added to any collection.

Website/Catalog  (1925)  Page(s) 81.  
 
Hybrid Perpetuals...Merveille de Lyon. White, silky pink towards the centre...Low-grafted garden plants 1 piece G.-M. [Gold-Mark] -.80

[no longer listed in the 1929 catalogue]

Website/Catalog  (1924)  Page(s) 30.  
 
Merveille de Lyon. — Fl. blanc pur légèrement lavé de rose satiné, très grande, en coupe, assez rustique.

Book  (Apr 1915)  Page(s) 44, 61.  
 
Page 44: One of the "special" Hybrid Perpetuals the author believed should be included in large gardens or collections.
Page 61: Merveille de Lyon Hybrid Perpetual. Pernet, 1882. Description and cultivation... white, center slightly peachy...