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10. Celery-leaved; flowers rose, of medium size, full; form, globular. Fo- 



liage very curious. 



11. Christine de Pisan (hybrid); flowers rose, marbled with white, large, and 



very double ; form, cupped. Introduced in 1840. 

 Clelie ; see Group IX., Hybrid French. 



12. Common or Cabbage Rose; flowers rosy pink, their circumference changing 



paler soon after expansion ; the tops of the petals sometimes slightly 

 reflexing, large and full ; form, globular. Habit, branching ; growth, 

 vigorous. 



13. Comtesse de la Roque (hybrid); flowers soft rosy dove, very large and 



full ; form, expanded. Habit, branching ; growth, moderate. A good 

 and distinct Rose. 



14. Comtesse Odouard (hybrid) ; flowers bright flesh-colour, very large and 



full. 



15. Cristata; flowers rose pink, their circumference changing paler, often 

 {Crested Moss) assuming a lilac tint, very large and full; form, globular. The 



flower-buds beautifully crested, the crest sometimes extending to the 

 leaves. Habit, branching; growth, moderate. An extraordinary 

 and beautiful Rose, first noticed growing on the walls of a convent 

 near Berne, in Switzerland. Prune short ; the more vigorous the 

 growth, the more is the crest developed. (See Plate I.) 



16. Curled Provence ; flowers pink, large, and very double ; form, globular. 



17. Crassus Capitata; flowers blush pink, large and very double; form, 



globular. 



18. De Nancy; flowers glossy pink, large, and very double; form, expanded. 



Habit, branching ; growth, robust. A very showy Rose. A good 

 seed-bearer. 



19. Des Peintres ; resembles the Common or Cabbage Rose. 



20. Deuces de Flandre (hybrid) ; flowers delicate light pink, large and 



double ; form, cupped. Habit, branching ; growth, moderate ; foliage 

 of a pale green. A very pretty Rose. 



21. De Rennes ; flowers blush, large ; form, globular. 

 DAbbeville ; see Triomphe d' Abbeville. 



22. D'Auteuil; flowers deep rosy crimson, with small white spots, their circum- 



ference inclining to blush, of medium size, full ; form, cupped. Habit, 

 branching; growth, moderate. A neat Rose. 



23. D'Avranches ; flowers deep pink, their circumference blush, large and full; 



form, expanded. Habit, pendulous ; growth, moderate. A showy Rose. 



24. D'Angers or D'Anjou ; flowers glossy rose, shaded with lilac blush, of 



medium size, full ; form, cupped. Habit, branching ; growth, mo- 

 derate. A showy Rose. 

 De la Hogue ; see Reine de Provence. 



25. Descemet ; flowers rich even rose, changing to pale rose, large and double; 



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