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Stems, thick, reddish, climbing, very smooth. 



Thorns, not numerous, red, almost straight. 



Leaflets, five or seven ; almost sessile, oval, smooth, 



glossy, irregularly serrated. 

 Flowers, middle-sized, double; pale pink. 



12. Melanie de Montjoie. 



Shrub, vigorous. 



Stems, sarmentous, lofty. 



Thorns, not numerous, even, straight, scattered ; rather 



dilated at the base. 

 Bark, glossy, tinged with red. 

 Leaves, distant. 



Leafstalks, having a few bristles. 

 Leaflets, small, lanceolated, five in number ; of a 



glossy green, the toothing small and inclined. 

 Flowers, middle-sized, full, regular ; white. 



13. Leopoldine d' Orleans. 



Shrub, vigorous. 



Stems, and Branches, creeping. 



Thorns, reddish, the greater number straight; some 



slightly curved, dilated at the base ; scattered and 



stipular. 



Bark, glossy and smooth ; light green. 

 Leaves, divergent, with thorny leafstalks. 

 Leaflets, five, oblong, pointed; of a glossy green, with 



fine shallow toothing. 

 Flowers, numerous, double, middle-sized; pale pink, 



or flesh-colour. 



14. Felicitc Perpetue. 



Branches, red and creeping. 

 Thorns, scattered, rather crooked. 



