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Flowers, very small and very double ; of a light rose 

 on the circumference, very deep, and vivid in the 

 centre. 



56. Pompon du Roi. 



Dwarf Pompon i with purple centre. 



Shrub, extremely small. 



Flowers, e^remely small, very double; pale pink at 

 the circumference, deep red or purple in the centre. 



57. Pompon of Seven Petals. 

 Pompon de Sept a Douze Petales. 



Flowers, very small, semi-double, or double ; light pink. 



BURGUNDY POMPONS. 



Among these we shall class the Rosa parvifolia of 

 Lindley, named Burgundiaca by Rossig and others ; 

 conceiving them to possess a greater analogy with 

 the Pompon rose than with the Rosa Gallica, with 

 which many of its specific characters entitle it to be 

 classed. 



Rose of Burgundy. 

 Petit St. Francois. 

 Pompon St. Francois. 

 Rosa Parvifolia. 

 Rosa Remensis. 

 Champagne Rose. 

 Rose de Meaux. 

 Shrub, small, forming a thick bush. 

 Branches, erect, slender, feeble; armed at their base 

 with a few unequal thorns, scattered, feeble, rather 

 bent, mingled with a few bristles. 



Leafstalks, hairy, armed with a few scattered thorns, 

 straight and glandulous. 



