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7. EBLOUISSANTE DE LAQUEUE ; flowers dark velvety crimson, their centres 

 almost scarlet, large and very double ; form expanded ; habit erect ; growth small. 



8. GLOIRE DE COLMAR ; flowers rich velvety crimson. A fine Rose. 



9. GRANDISSIMA (Louis Philippe] ; flowers rosy crimson, sometimes purplish, very 

 large and full ; form compact ; habit branching ; growth vigorous. 



to. KEAN ; flowers rich velvety purple, their centres crimson-scarlet, large and 

 full ; form compact, perfect ; habit branching ; growth vigorous. 



n. LA VOLUPTE (Latitia) ; flowers rose slightly shaded with lilac,. large and full, 

 form cupped, the petals exquisitely arranged ; growth moderate. 



12. NAPOLEON ; flowers deep rose shaded with purple, large and double. 

 __ 1 3. OHL ; flowers violet-purple, their centres brilliant red, large and full; habit 

 branching ; growth robust. A fine Rose. 



14. CElLLET PARFAIT ; flowers pure white distinctly striped with rosy crimson, 

 the latter colour shaded with purple ; of medium size, double ; form cupped ; habit 

 erect ; growth small. Beautiful when true, like a scarlet bizarre Carnation. Some- 

 what hybridized, partaking slightly of the Damask, Group IV. Raised by M. Foulard 

 at Mons. Introduced in 1841. 



PAULINE GARCIA ; see Group IX., Hybrid French. 



15. PERLE DBS PANACHEES; flowers white striped with rose colour, the marking 

 very clear and distinct, of medium size, full ; form expanded ; habit erect ; growth 

 moderate. One of the best of the striped Roses. 



1 6. ROSA MUNDI ; flowers white striped with carnation, large and semi-double ; 

 form expanded ; habit branching ; growth moderate. An abundant seed bearer, and 

 the parent of most of the striped French Roses. 



17. TRANSON GOUBAULT; flowers clear red, pale at their circumferences, large 

 and full. 



1 8. VILLAGE MAID (La Rubante] ; flowers white striped with rose and purple, the 

 stripes varying in breadth, sometimes the one and sometimes the other colour pre- 

 dominating, large and full ; form cupped ; habit pendulous ; growth small. Very 

 pleasing. 



Rosa Gallica. 

 GROUP IX. HYBRID FRENCH, OFTEN CALLED HYBRID PROVENCE. 



This group resembles the last more nearly than any other, and for that reason we 

 term them Hybrid French. Their growth is less robust than that of the true French 

 the shoots are less knotty, and the wood is usually of a pale green. The eyes are 

 in many cases formed on the shoots at very short distances from each other. The 



