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6. Rubra, old or common ; flowers rosy carmine, margined with blush, large 



and full ; form, globular. Habit, branching ; growth, moderate. 



7. Single; flowers bright red, large and single ; form, cupped. 



8. Striata ; flowers crimson, striped with white. 



9. Triomphe be Macheteaux; flowers blush, edged with rose, of medium size, 



full; form, cupped. 



10. Violet Cramoisie ; flowers light purplish crimson ; form, cupped. 

 {Cramoisie) \Bosea, or Rubra Violacea.) 



ROSA DAMASCENA. 

 Group XXIV.— THE FOUR-SEASONS ROSE. 



The Four-Seasons Rose is a branch of the Damask species, now little heard of. 

 We value it by name as the type of the lovely Damask Perpetuals, which furnish 

 our gardens with rich and fragrant flowers so late in the year. The appearance 

 of the latter, and, subsequently, of the Hybrid Perpetuals, both surpassing it in 

 every property for which it has so long been valued, it is now justly superseded. 

 The varieties are not very constant bloomers, but perfectly hardy, thriving under 

 common treatment. 



1. Blush; flowers pale rose, semr-double; form, cupped. 

 Bullee; see Monstrous. 



2. Clares; flowers delicate rose, margin blush, large and double; form, ex- 



panded. 

 De Trianon ; see Group XXV. " Rose de Trianon." 

 Mossy; see Group XXXI. Perpetual Moss. 



3. Monstrous ; flowers blush, large and double ; form, globular. 

 P^estana; see Scarlet. 



4. Pompon ; flowers rose, very small and full ; form, compact. 



5. Rose, or Common ; flowers pale rose, of medium size, full. 



6. Scarlet; flowers deep rose, tinted with purple, large and semi-double; 



form, cupped. A pretty colour, and most abundant summer bloomer, 

 producing a fine effect on the tree. 



7. White; flowers white, large and double ; form, expanded. 



Group XXV.— THE ROSE DE TRIANON. 



This Group of Roses is entirely new, and already contains some highly-desira- 

 ble varieties. It is another branch of the Damask, originated by M. Vibert of 



