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8. New Radiant Rose, (of Vibert.) 



Shrub, very tall, less thorny than the preceding ; with- 

 out bristles at the summit of the branches, the 

 thorns more equal. 



Leaves, seven or nine leaflets ; less glossy on the up- 

 per surface, more grey on the under. 



Flowers, middle-sized, half-double, pale pink, in larger 

 clusters. 



Flower stalks, hispid. 



Tube of calyx, oval or globular, bristly and glandulous. 



9. Baron Louis. 



Shrub, very high, vigorous ; branches thick but flexi- 

 ble ; with bristles and thorns at the base, unarmed 

 at the summit. 



Leaves, composed of seven or nine leaflets. 



Lea/lets, oval, oblong, close together, smooth, pale 

 underneath, thin, simply dentated. 



Leafstalks, glandulous. 



Flowers, double, middle-sized ; rumpled, of a pale pink 

 or flesh-colour, seldom expanding favourably. 



Tube of calyx, smooth, top-shaped or fiddle-shaped, as 

 if tightened in the centre. 



1 0. Courtenay Rose. 

 Rosa Campanulata. 



Shrub, lofty and branching. 



Branches, smooth and slender, less bristly than the 



stem. 



Leaves, composed of seven or nine leaflets. 

 Leaflets, rather glossy on the upper surface, pale and 



somewhat glaucous on the under ; very thin, 



smooth, flat, oval; wide, with sharp dentation 



convergent, usually simple. 



