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wards the stock, and in an imbricated manner, very finely dentatedj bud 

 pointed-oval} scales calycinal, greenish} flower large, of a cherry-red. No. 1, 

 like that of C. C onto fhy lice jioruy that is, composed of eight petals in the 

 circumference, many single or petaloid stamens, short, united in a compact 

 fascicle, striped with pale red, and forming a depressed bowl-formed cor- 

 olla. — Pretty. 



121. C. Oxoniensis. — A very vigorous shrub} branches large and shoot- 

 ing out far, leaves roundish-oval, very acuminate, regularly dentate} bud 

 large, oval, scales greenish, sometimes black at the summit} flower large, 

 double, four inches in diameter, of an intense rose, very difficult to describe} 

 exterior petals arranged around and toward the centre, recurved, narrowed 

 towards the claws, very broad in the limb, regularly placed in a vase-form } 

 those of the centre small, straight, irregularly marked with rose and white, 

 which gives a peculiar character of beauty to this flower. The sexual organs 

 are apparent, some of the stamens petaloid. — Superb. 



122. C. Ornata. — Leaves medium, horizontal, of a handsome green} 

 bud large, scales almost black} flower large, broad, double, of a cherry-red, 

 mixed with a delicate violet. No. 3, well formed, having some resemblance 

 to that of C. Rosa sinensis. — Beautiful. 



123. C. Percy ce. — Leaves large, roundish-oval, stiff, of a blackish green} 

 bud oblong, scales greenish } flower large, single, cherry-red. No. 1 } stamens 

 numerous, dispersed, and very regularly recurved, instead of being straight 

 and confined in fascicles, as in the C. Aitonia; this disposition of the sta- 

 mens gives it the form of the interior of the blossom of a Passiflora. — 

 Curious. 



124. C. Pencillata. — Leaves two inches wide and four long, ovate- 

 lanceolate, very dentate, almost flat, of a beautiful green} bud rather large, 

 scales green} flower two and a half inches in diameter, semi-double, of a 

 cherry-red. No. 3 } petals of the circumference reflexed upon the calyx, the 

 others elevated as in the C. Rex Batavi^. A few stamens in the centre. — 

 Pretty. 



125. C. Parthoniana. Sec C. Dorsetti. 



126. Preston-eclipse. — ^The leaves have a faint resemblance to those of 

 C. Imperialism as have also the buds} flower three inches and three lines in 

 diameter, sometimes of a clear rose, No. 1 , striped with white, like the C. 



