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52. Thalie. 



Branches, covered with numerous unequal thorns, 



usually straight, mixed with bristles. 

 Lea/lets, wrinkled and veined, hairy on both sides. 

 Tube of calyx, top-shaped, very short, hispid and glan- 



dulous. 

 Flowers, small, full, of a purplish pink. 



SECTION V. RED, PURPLE, OR STRIPED FLOWERS. 



53. Faustina. 



Shrub, bearing long unifloral flowerstalks. 

 Flowers, very full, middle-sized, of a bright red. 



54. La Mienne. 



Flowers, large, very double, of a light purple, glossy, 

 resembling the Rose du Roi, 



55. Variegated Damask. 



Leaves, pubescent. 



Flowers, middle-sized, double, white variegated with 

 pink. 



56. Belle Damas. 



Shrub, very vigorous, and much ramified. 

 Thorns, numerous, uneven, slightly crooked, reddish. 

 Leaflets, five or seven ; pale green, oval, rather closed. 

 Flowers, terminal, crowning the shrub in clusters of 



five or seven ; very large and very full. 

 Petals, a clear red. 



57. Damas Pourpre. 



Shrub, low, spreading, very thorny. 

 Flowers, middle-sized, full, of a vivid, uniform purplish 

 pink ; sometimes light purple. 



