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and full ; form, compact, perfect. Habit, branching ; growth, robust. 

 A noble Rose. A good show Rose. 



165. Donna Francisca ; flowers bright red, mottled with lilac. 



166. Donna Maria; flowers light rose, large ; form, cupped. 



167. Donna Sol; flowers purplish rose, spotted with white, of medium size, very 



double ; form, compact. Habit, pendulous ; growth, robust ; par- 

 takes slightly of the Provence. Introduced in 1842. 



168. Dorothee; flowers rosy crimson, marbled and shaded with crimson purple, 



of medium size, full ; form, compact. Habit, branching ; growth, 

 moderate. 



169. Due D'Aremeerg; flowers lively rose, their circumference inclining to 

 {Prince d'Aremberg) lilac, large and full ; form, compact. Habit, erect; growth, 



vigorous. Flowers produced in clusters, the surrounding buds pro- 

 jecting far beyond the centre flower. 



170. Due deBassano; flowers crimson and violet, irregularly marbled with 



white, of medium size, double, sometimes very rich and beautiful ; 

 form, expanded. Habit, erect ; growth, moderate. 

 Due de Baviere ; see Lady Peel. 



171. Due de Bordeaux ; flowers rosy lilac, large and full. 



172. Due de Guiche; flowers crimson, large and full. 



173. Due de Nemours ; flowers lilac, shaded with rose, and spotted with blush, 



small and full; form, reflexed. (Ranunculus-like.) Habit, erect; 

 growth, dwarf. A veiy pretty little Rose. 



174. Due D'Orleans Ponctuee ; flowers rich cherry rose, covered with small 



white spots, large and double ; form, cupped, perfect ; petals, smooth 

 and fine. Habit, branching; growth, vigorous. An excellent 

 variety, but not double enough for a show Rose. There is a standard 

 of this variety in the Nurseries here, whose stem, at three feet from the 

 ground, measures -ten inches in circumference. A good seed-bearer. 



175. Due de Trevise; flowers bright rosy crimson, mottled with violet, glowing, 



large and full ; petals, thick ; form, compact, perfect. Habit, branch- 

 ing ; growth, moderate. An excellent show Rose. 



176. Due de Valmy; flowers light purplish rose, occasionally marbled with 



purple, large and full ; form, cupped. Habit, pendulous ; growth, 

 moderate. A good Rose. 



177. Duchess of Kent; flowers rosy blush, of medium size, full ; form, cupped? 



perfect. Habit, branching ; growth, moderate. An abundant 

 bloomer, and a good Rose. 

 Duchesse d'AnCtOuleme ; see Group IX. Hybrid French. 



178. Duchesse d'Abrantes ; flowers pale rose or flesh, of medium size, full; 



form, compact, fine. Habit, branching; growth, moderate. 



179. Duchesse de Cleves ; flowers light crimson, their circumference mottled 



