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Docteur Billiard ; see Beauty of Billiard. 



57. Docteur Guepin ; flowers violet purple, large and full. 



58. Due de Ciioiseul; flowers bright red, striped with light rose, paler at their 



circumference, large and full. 

 Due de Richelieu ; see Richelieu. 



59. Duchesse de Montebello; flowers rosy pink, changing to flesh pink, of 



medium size, full; form, compact. Habit, erect ; growth, moderate. 

 Almost a French Rose. Raised by M. Laffay of Bellevue. 



60. Duke of Devonshire; flowers rosy lilac, striped with white, the summits 



of the petals slightly reflexing after expansion, large and double ; form, 

 cupped, fine. Habit, branching ; growth, vigorous. An abundant 

 bloomer, and very showy ; requires but little pruning. Raised by 

 M. Laffay. A free seed-bearer. 



61. Duke of Sussex; flowers cherry red, large and full; form, compact. 



Habit, branching; growth, robust. Occasionally fine. Raised by 

 M. Laffay of Bellevue. 



62. Duvivier ; flowers crimson, veined with rose. 



63. Egeria ; flowers rich carmine, sometimes of a purplish tint, of medium size, 



full ; form, cupped. Habit, branching ; growth, moderate. A 

 peculiar Hybrid, with foliage of a pale green, glossy, large, and fine. 



64. Elisa Renou ; flowers delicate flesh, large and full ; form, cupped. Habit, 



branching ; growth, vigorous ; shoots, thin. 



65. Emperor Probus ; flowers deep lilac red, large and very double ; form, 



cupped. Raised by M. Laffay of Bellevue. 



66. Ernest Ferray ; flowers red, large and full. Habit, erect; growth, robust. 



67. Euphrosyne; flowers delicate flesh colour, large and full. 



68. Eveoue d'Angers ; flowers dark red, large and full. 



(Montault) 



69. Eynard; flowers light cherry, the petals closely set and twisted, presenting 



an unusual and a pretty appearance, of medium size, full; form, 

 cupped. Habit, branching ; growth, vigorous. 

 Fabvier; see Colonel Fabvier. 



70. Ferdinand the First; flowers purplish lilac, very large and full. Raised 



by M. Laffay of Bellevue. 



71. Fimbriata; flowers vivid red, the petals serrated at their circumference, 

 (A petals frangees) presenting a novel and beautiful effect, of medium size, very 



double; form, expanded. Habit, branching; growth, moderate. 

 Raised by M. Jacques, gardener at the Chateau de Neuilly. Intro- 

 duced in 1831. 

 Fleurette; see Group XI. Hybrid Noisette. 



72. Flora M'Ivor; flowers soft pink, tinged with lilac, their circumference in- 



clining to blush, large and full ; form, cupped. Habit, branching ; 

 growth, moderate. Raised by M. Laffay of Bellevue. 

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