196 THE ROSE. 



Size — small, from one to two inches in diame- 

 ter ; medium, from two to three inches in 

 diameter ; large, from three to four inches in 

 diameter ; very large, above four inches in 

 diameter. 



Fulness — semi-double, with two to four rows 

 of petals ; double, having more than four rows 

 of petals, but the seed organs are shown when 

 the flower expands ; full, in which the expanded 

 flowers seldom show the stamens. 



Form — cupped, the inner petals are shorter 

 than the outer ones, the latter stand erect and are 

 generally incurved ; globular, outer petals are 

 concave, often with convex edges, the petals 

 fold richly one about the other ; reflexed, 

 numerous petals, generally small, rising tier 

 above tier to the centre ; flat, the surface of the 

 flower is level and all the petals are exposed to 

 view — varieties of this kind are very full and 

 rarely are seed-bearers. 



Abbreviations used, describing the habit of 

 growth : 



Yig., Vigorous. — Those sorts which are most 

 luxuriant in growth. 



Free. — Yarieties which rank next in order, pro- 



