168 THE BOOK OP ROSES. 



Flowerstalks, very long, divided, armed with thorns 



under the bracteal leaves ; glandulous above. 

 Tube of calyx, glandulous, narrow, and very long, 



distaff-shaped, narrow in the throat. 

 Sepals, glandulous, foliaged, longer than the bud, and 



shorter than the petals; three bearing long, di- 



vergent appendages. 



Flowers, very fragrant, in multifloral open clusters. 

 Fruit, elongated, swelling in the centre, narrow at the 



base and summit ; red. 



This is the rose so much cultivated by perfumers 

 for making rose-water. There are a great number of 

 sub-varieties. 



SECTION 1. WHITE FLOWERS. 

 1 . Parure des Yierges. 



Leaflets, rounded, and lighter-coloured than the other 



sub-varieties. 



Tube of calyx, smooth at the summit. 

 Flowers, semi-double, middle-sized, white. 



2. CEillet Blanc. 

 Shrub, with slender branches. 

 Lea/lets, five in number, pointed. 



Flowers, small, double, white, of a pinkish hue. 



3. Miroir des Dames. 

 Pyr amide */lgr cable. 



Leaflets, five ; smooth and glossy on the upper surface, 



with sloping teeth. 

 Flowerstalk, glandulous and viscous. 

 Tube of calyx, oval, pear-shaped, hispid and glandu- 



lous, viscous and fragrant. 



