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4. Red Small-leafed Multiflora. 

 Rosa Thory Parvifolia, 



A dwarf, in all respects, of the preceding. 

 Flowers, double, small ; bright pink. 



5. Rosa Gremllii. 

 Rosa Roxburghii. 



Rosa Roxburghiana of Gardeners. 

 Shrub, smaller than the preceding. 

 Branches, very slender. 

 Thorns, slight. 



Stipules, entire, small; simply ciliated. 

 Leaflets, narrow. 

 Tube of calyx, long. 

 Flowers, single, white ; the petals elongated. 



Supposed by Laffay to be the type of the Multifloral 

 roses. 



6. Multiflora Elegans. 



Shrub, vigorous, of rougher bark than the preced- 

 ing. 



Flowers, middle-sized, full, well formed ; white at the 

 circumference, deep pink in the centre. 



7. Marbled Rosa Multiflora. 



Shrub, much smaller than the type. 

 Flowers, double, small ; of a pink, marbled with pale 

 violet. 



IV. Nepaul Rose. 

 Rosa Brunonii. 

 Rosa Brorvnii. 



Shrub, having the appearance of the Musk rose. 

 Branches, vigorous ; rather hairy when old, the young 



ones cottonous. 

 Thorns, scattered, short, strong, and crooked. 



