290 



THE EOSE. 



Name of Variety, and 

 Habit of Growth 



White Prov 

 ence. 

 948. William Grif- 

 fiih, free. 



949. William Jesse 

 free. 



950, William 

 Koelle, mod. 



951. William Lobb 

 free. 



952. William War- 

 den, vig. 



953. Woodland 

 Margu eri te, 

 vig. 



954. Xavier Olibo, 

 mod. or dwf. 



955. Yellow Bank- 

 sia, vig. 



Class. 



Prov. 

 H.R. 



H.R. 



H.R. 



M. 

 H.R. 



H.R. 



B'k. 



and open flower ; general!)' 

 five leaflets, of straggling 

 habit. Much the best white 

 moss. 

 See Unique. 



Portemer, 1850. Pink, much 

 resembling Countess C. de Cha- 

 brillant, but the flowers are 

 somewhat smaller, the wood 

 smoother, and in habit it is 

 more vigorous, but also much 

 more liable to injury from the 

 cold. 



Laffay, 1840. Red, suffused with 

 violet, in the way of Pins the 

 AHuth, An undesirable sort. 



Pernet, 1878. Raised from Al- 

 fred Coloinb. The flowers are 

 nearly or quite the same shade 

 as those of the parent, the 

 habit is partially that of Charles 

 Lefebvre. 



Laflfay, 1S55. Violet-red, not an 

 attractive sort. 



Mitchell & Son, 1878. A sport 

 from Madame Clemence Joig- 

 neaux. Pink flowers, the 

 habit, etc., is the same as that 

 of the parent. 



J. Pentland, 1859. White, some- 

 times with flesh, medium size ; 

 of fair qualit5\ 



Lacharme, 1864. Said to be 

 from Gen. Jacqtteminoi. Very 

 deep, rich crimson, large flow- 

 ers, moderately full ; a superb 

 rose. 



Brought to England from China 

 in 1827. Like White Banksia, 



