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Duke of Devonshire; see Group X. Hybrid Chinese. 



22. Edouard Delair; flowers rosy purple, of medium size, very double; form, 



cupped. Habit, branching, fine ; growth, moderate. 



23. Eliza Mercceur; flowers rosy crimson, their circumference rosy blush, very 



large and very double; form, cupped. Habit, branching; growth, 

 moderate. A good Rose. Raised at Angers. Introduced in 1842. 



24. Elizabeth Plantier; flowers crimson, shaded with purple, large and dou- 



ble ; form, cupped. Habit, branching ; growth, vigorous. A very 

 showy Rose, producing a splendid effect on the tree. 



25. Esmeralda ; flowers purple, of medium size, full. 



26. Franklin ; flowers dark rose, their margin pale rose, very large and full ; 



form, cupped. Habit, branching ; growth, robust ; foliage, fine. A 

 noble Rose in warm dry seasons, but does not open kindly at other 

 times. 



27. Glorieux ; flowers blush, large and very double. 



28. Great Western ; flowers crimson scarlet, marbled with violet purple, vary- 



ing exceedingly, sometimes brilliant, sometimes dark and beautiful, 

 produced in great clusters, very large and double ; form, globular. 

 Habit, branching, fine; growth, robust. An extraordinary Rose, 

 forming an immense tree, producing a splendid effect when in flower. 

 A good seed bearer. Requires but little priming. 

 Helvetius (Laffay); see Group X. Hybrid Chinese, "Aurora." 



29. Henri Barbet ; flowers light carmine, beautiful in colour, large and double ; 



form, cupped. Habit, branching ; growth, robust. A fine Pillar Rose. 

 A good seed bearer. 



30. Hortense Leroy ; flowers rosy pink, changing paler after full-blown, of 



medium size, very double ; form, globular. Habit, branching ; growth, 

 moderate. Raised in the vicinity of Paris. Introduced in 1838. 



31. Hortensia ; flowers pink, fine in colour, large and semi-double, produced in 



large clusters ; form, cupped. Growth, vigorous. A distinct Rose. 

 Raised in the vicinity of Paris. Introduced in 1837. 



32. La Dauphine ; flowers clear pale flesh, slightly tinged with lavender, pecu- 



liar in colour, large and very double ; form, cupped. Habit, branch- 

 ing ; growth, robust ; the branches clothed with fine broad foliage of 

 a very dark green. 



33. L'Admiration ; flowers lilac pink ; form, cupped, fine. A poor grower. 



34. L'Amethyste; flowers light cherry colour, very bright, the base of the petals 



yellowish, of medium size, very double; form, cupped. Habit, 

 erect; growth, robust. A free bloomer, and very showy. 



35. La Ma jesteuse ; flowers deep bright rose, large and full ; form, cupped. 



Habit, branching ; growth, vigorous. A bold Rose, forms a fine 

 pillar. A good seed bearer. 

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