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to white, large and very double ; form, expanded. Habit, pendu- 

 lous ; growth, moderate. A showy Rose. 

 27. Ursule Deveaux ; flowers rose, their margin blush, large and full ; form, 

 (St. Ursule.) compact. Habit, branching ; growth, moderate. 



ROSA GALIICA. 



Group XII.— HYBRID BOURBON. 



The Hybrid Bourbon Roses are also, in greater part, descended from the 

 French or the Provence crossed with the Bourbon, or vice versa. They are less 

 diffuse and more robust in growth than the Hybrid Chinese, being readily dis- 

 tinguished from them by their broad stout foliage, the leaflets of which are more 

 obtuse. The tout ensemble of these Roses is particularly fine : some are compact 

 growers, many are abundant bloomers, and the flowers are in general large and 

 handsome. They are well suited for growing in pots, either for forcing or exhibi- 

 tion. In pruning, they may, with few exceptions, be treated as recommended for 

 the Hybrid Chinese. Colonel Coombs, Daphne, L'Admiration, and Richelieu 

 thrive best grown as dwarfs or dwarf standards : they should be planted in a rich 

 soil, and be pruned in rather closely. 



1. Adonis ; flowers clear violet red, large and full. Raised in the vicinity of 



Paris. Introduced in 1835. 



2. Andrieux ; flowers deep rose, large and full. 



3. A petales mucrones; flowers rose, changeable, of medium size, full. 



4. Athelin ; flowers rosy crimson, sometimes spotted with white, lively, of 



medium size, double; form, cupped. Habit, branching; growth, 

 robust. A distinct and showy Rose, of a fine habit, blooming most 

 abundantly : requires but little pruning. A good seed bearer, and 

 the parent, on one side, of many of the Hybrid Perpetual Roses. 



5. Belle de St. Cyr ; flowers pale rose, of medium size, full ; form, cupped, 



fine. Habit, branching ; growth, moderate. 



6. Bernard Palissy ; flowers deep rose, striped with purple, globular, large 



and full. Raised at Angers ; first offered for sale in the autumn of 

 1847. 



7. Brilliant; flowers deep pink, of medium size, and double; form, cupped. 



Habit, erect ; growth, robust. A very showy Rose. 

 Brown's Superb; see Group X. Hybrid Chinese. 



8. Capitaine Sisolet; flowers beautiful rose, large and very double; form, 



cupped. Habit, branching, fine ; growth, vigorous. A very showy 

 Rose. A good seed bearer. 



9. Celine ; flowers pale rose, very large and double ; form, cupped. Habit, 



