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8. Thorgelia. 



Tube of calyx, short, turbinated, rather glandulous. 



Flowers, middle-sized, full ; of a deep violet, sometimes 

 of a deep red when the shrub is in a sickly con- 

 dition. 



9. Hose Fiber*. 

 Queen of Hybrids. 



Branches, straight, spreading. 

 Tube of calyx, short, turbinated or hemispherical. 

 Flowers, middle-sized, regular, and full; of a uniform 

 purple. 



10. Jlmadis. 

 Branches, long and sarmentous. 



Flowers, large, double; of a velvety purple, marbled 

 with bright red. 



11. General Thiard. 



Flowers, small, full, regular ; of a dark blueish-purple. 



12. Rose Courcelles. 



Flowers, middle-sized, full, of a dark violet 



13. Sebastiani. 



Flowers, large, double ; of a deep purple, marbled with 

 flame-colour. 



14. Chewier. 



Shrub, small, not vigorous. 



Stems, straight, armed with very small thorns, crooked 

 and uneven. 



Leafstalks, unarmed. 



Leaflets, near together ; some oval, some oblong, regu- 

 larly toothed. 



Flowers, small, full, regular; of a purple-black. 



