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51. Sylvain ; flowers bright crimson, large and very double ; form, cupped. A 



good Rose. 



52. Tippoo Saib ; flowers rosy carmine, mottled with pink, large and very dou- 



ble ; form, cupped. Growth, vigorous. A superb Rose. 



53. Tourville; flowers peach, large and full; form, globular. Habit, erect ; 



growth, robust. Raised at Angers. Introduced in 1846. 



54. Triptolemus ; flowers rosy cherry, the circumference of the outer petals 



blush, changing paler after full blown, of medium size, very double ; 

 form, expanded. Habit, erect, fine ; growth, vigorous ; the foliage 

 very good. An abundant bloomer, producing a fine effect on the tree. 



55. Vandhuisson; flowers bright crimson, large and very double; form, cupped. 



Habit, branching ; growth, vigorous. A showy Rose, producing a 

 good effect on the tree. 



56. Victor Hugo ; flowers rosy lilac, shaded, very large and full ; form, globu- 



lar. Habit, erect ; growth, vigorous. A fine Pillar Rose, and a first- 

 rate show Rose. 

 William Jesse ; see Group XXXII. Hybrid Perpetual. 



57. Zeiiler ; flowers light crimson, large and very double; form, compact. 



ROSA A X, B A. 



Group XIII.— THE ALBA, or WHITE ROSE. 



What shall be said of the varieties of this Rose ? Their strongest claim to 

 notice rests, perhaps, on their distinctness : they differ from all others. Although 

 forming but a small group, the extreme delicacy and surpassing beauty of the 

 flowers, which are chiefly of white, blush, flesh, and pink hues, make them a 

 highly popular one. Great size they cannot boast of, but the flowers are neat 

 and elegant, and produced in great abundance. 



The upper surface of the leaves of the true Albas has a whitish appearance, 

 beneath which is shewn an intense green : the shoots are, in many instances 

 spineless ; but the varieties are, as in most other groups, hybridized, and some are 

 very spinous. They form handsome trees, both as standards and dwarfs : the 

 strong growers require moderate pruning ; the others close pruning. 



The Alba Rose ranges over the middle of Europe, and was introduced in 

 1597. 



1. Achille ; flowers bright rosy blush, compact and full. 

 Adrienne be Cardoville ; see Group V. Provence. 



2. Antoinette; flowers white, of medium size, double. 



3. Angelique; flowers blush, rose centre, of medium size, full; form, compact. 



Habit, branching ; growth, moderate. 



