Book  (1983)  Page(s) 44.  
 
In "The Measure of Miniatures" by Frank C. Buckley:
'Oakington Ruby', found in an Oakington garden, and thought to have come from the grounds of Ely Cathedral. 'Oakington Ruby' is sometimes thought to be a R. chinensis minima and Polyantha cross, but is more probably a surviving Lawranceana variety....I no longer have ‘Oakington Ruby', which had similar dimensions to ‘Pompon de Paris’, but the flower was red with a lighter centre.’

Book  (1980)  Page(s) 71.  
 
Ralph S. Moore.  Moore Miniature Roses.
.....From Holland the little Rose Tom Thumb found its way to America as did Oakington Ruby from England. These two early miniatures caught my interest and were soon used in crosses......

Book  (1977)  Page(s) 20.  
 
‘Oakington Ruby’, found by C. R. Bloom in an old garden of Oakington, near Cambridge, England, was introduced in 1933. Ralph Moore used it for several of his most important foundation crosses. Mr. Moore’s lovely ‘Yellow Jewel’, ‘Janna’, and ‘Windy City’ can be traced back to ‘Oakington Ruby’.,

Book  (1972)  Page(s) 15.  
 
p15.  Mr. R. Moore.  Miniatures - An adventure in Rose Breeding.
..... about the same time or shortly after the introduction of 'Tom Thumb' another miniature 'Oakington Ruby', was introduced in England by C. R. Bloom. Little is known of its parentage. However, in my work, this rose was destined to play an important part

p16.  Reverting back to Oakington Ruby mentioned earlier, a very vigorous dark red seedling resulted.......

p17.  The interesting note to the above varieties is that they derive their miniature characteristics not from 'Tom Thumb ancestry but from 'Oakington Ruby'.....
 

Book  (22 Jul 1966)  Page(s) 53.  
 
Gloire de Lawrencianas 1837 ('Gloire des Lawrence' ) qui est probablement l'actuel << Oakington Ruby >>

Website/Catalog  (1961)  Page(s) 14.  
 
Fairy or Miniature Roses. Oakington Ruby Double. Ruby red. 

Book  (1958)  
 
More on the origins of 'Oakington Ruby'. Anne Ashberry in her "Miniature Trees and Shrubs",1958, tells us ....
that Alan Bloom discovered this rose in a cottage garden at Oakington. "The old lady who let him have stock of this plant knew of no name for it, but said she had had it for sixty years, and believed that her grandmother had it given to her by the gardener of the then Bishop of Ely. Alan Bloom introduced this rose into general cultivation and it is still very popular." This suggests that this rose has a history going back to about 1873.  

[This text from an unregistered guest in Comments, 2007.  They add:] 

Modern Roses tells us that "OR" was introduced by C. R. Bloom in 1933. C. R. Bloom was Alan's father Charles. They both had nurseries in Oakington near Cambridge. Anne Ashberry's details about the history of this rose suggest she had this history directly or indirectly from Alan Bloom.

Book  (1954)  
 
p36-2 Frank Mason, Fielding, N.Z.
I think that there are two distinct types in these dwarf roses. The first are stronger than the others, and are exemplified by: 'Little Dot', 'Tiny Tim', 'Pinkie', 'China Doll', 'Rosina', and 'Geo. Elger'. The dwarfer miniatures are 'Rouletti', 'Peon', 'Oakington Ruby', 'Baby Crimson', 'Midget', 'Pixie' and 'Sweet Fairy'.

p36-4 ibid. 'Rouletti' was discovered by Dr. Roulett. Growing in pots on the window ledges of Swiss houses. It is a double flower about one inch across, and a continuous bloomer. In good soil it will grow up to eighteen inches high. The colour is pink, fading as the flower ages.

p36-5. ibid. 'Oakington Ruby' is given as a sport from 'Rouletti'. The colour is ruby red, with a white eye, and is not as double as its parent.

Article (misc)  (1954)  Page(s) 37.  
 
minima Oakington Ruby 14 chromosomes.

Book  (1951)  Page(s) 26.  
 
Harry Bennett, New Zealand.
Several miniature forms are now becoming popular as edgings and in window boxes or grown as very low standards in rockeries. Of these I have so far grown only Rosa 'Rouletti' and 'Oakington Ruby'. The latter is about the size of a shilling. 'Rouletti' is smaller.