322 THE BOOK OF ROSES, 



1. Bdbilina. 



Stems, vertical, slight. 



Thorns, numerous, red on the young shoots ; uneven, 



dilated at the base, thick, and almost straight. 

 Leaflets, detached, oblong, with sloping, irregular 



toothing. 



Flower stalks, hispid, glandulous. 

 Tube of calyx, smooth. 

 Flowers, full, middle-sized, regular ; of a lilac-pink, in 



clusters. 



2. Chenier. 



Flower stalks, hispid, glandulous. 



Tube of calyx, smooth. 



Flowers, middle-sized, regular, full ; of a bright pink. 



3. Cormsart* 



Tube of calyx, turbinated or pyriform ; smooth, and 



very short. 

 Flowers, middle-sized, very full ; pink, with pale edges. 



4. Gracilis. 



Shrub, very vigorous. 



Stems, thick and straight, bark smooth. 



Thorns, even, a little bent, long, compressed at the base. 



Leaves, distant. 



Leaflets, large and oval, deeply and widely serrated. 



Flowers, numerous, middle-sized, very double, often 



solitary, sometimes two together ; of a beautiful 



vivid pink. 



5. Deldborde. 



Flowerstalks, hispid, glandulous. 

 Tube of calyx, smooth. 

 Flower-buds, of a brownish red. 

 Flowers, full, middle-sized ; pale pink . 



