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4. Cora. 



Shrub, small, with straight branches. 



Thorns, scattered, fine, rather bent, interspersed with 

 small bristles. 



Leafstalks, glandulous. 



Leaflets, three or five in number ; oval or lanceolated ; 

 irregularly toothed, green, whitish underneath. 



Flowers, small, double, numerous, very well formed ; 

 of a dark velvety violet, united in clusters of three 

 or four; and having the appearance of a ranun- 

 culus. 



Petals, symmetrically distributed, rolled in a ring to- 

 wards the centre, with white bases. 



5. Phileas. 

 Flowerstalk, short, trifloral. 



Flowers, large, numerous, double ; of a vivid purple, 

 with sloped petals. 



6. Jezdbel. 



Flowers, middle-sized, very double, beautiful ; of a 

 bright purple-crimson. 



7. Arethusa. 



Flowers, middle-sized or small, full, purple. 



8. Ariadne. 



Shrub, very thorny, with erect branches. 

 Flowers, full, middle-sized, regular, convex ; of a deep 

 red or light purple. 



9. Belle Aspasie. 



Flowers, semi-double, very large ; of a vivid velvety 

 purple. 



10. Belle Esquimaux. 



Flowers, large or middle-sized, full ; of a dark pink or 

 purple, inclining to claret. 



