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The Celery-leaved Rose, or Rosa apiifolia, is 

 also a curious rose, unlike any other : its leaves 

 are, perhaps, as much like imperfectly curled 

 parsley as celery. The curled Provence is as 

 beautiful as curious, having fine globular-shaped 

 flowers, with petals waved in a very peculiar 

 manner. Dianthseflora, or the Pink-flowered 

 Rose, is a curious variety, with imperfect lacini- 

 ated petals, unlike any other rose, and something 

 like a pink. Duchesne is a Provence Rose, a 

 little hybridised, with very large, finely-shaped, 

 and double flowers. Due d'Angouleme also 

 slightly departs from the habits of the true Pro- 

 vence Rose: this is a finely-shaped rose, of a 

 vivid rose-colour. The Dutch, or Large Pro- 

 vence, is exactly like the Old Cabbage Rose, and 

 equally fragrant, but very much larger : this is a 

 fine rose for forcing, but with fewer petals than 

 some other varieties. Grande Agathe, also known 

 as the Lacken Provence, is indeed a grand rose, 

 remarkably double, and finely formed. Its flowers 

 are of the palest flesh-colour : like some others of 

 the true Provence Roses, its clusters of bloom 

 are too heavy and pendulous to be seen with effect 

 on dwarf plants. Illustre Beaute, or Celestine, 

 is a hybrid Provence, with flowers extremely 

 double, and not quite so globular as those of the 

 true Provence Roses ; but a most beautiful rose, 

 and a very abundant bloomer. The King of 

 Holland is a very old variety, with immense glo- 

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