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well suited for growing in pots, either for forcing or exhibition. In pruning they 

 may, with few exceptions, be treated as recommended for the Hybrid Chinese. 



1. CHARLES DUVAL; flowers deep pink, large and full; form cupped; habit 

 erect ; growth vigorous ; the shoots clothed with beautiful foliage. A good Rose for 

 pot and pillar ; forms also a handsome tree. 



2. CHARLES LAWSON ; flowers vivid rose shaded, large and full ; form compact ; 

 growth vigorous. A fine Pot Rose ; good also for a standard or pillar. 



CHENEDOLE ; see Group X., Hybrid Chinese. 



3. COUPE D'HEBE; flowers rich deep pink, exquisite in colour, large and very 

 double ; form cupped, perfect ; habit erect ; growth vigorous ; foliage fine. Good 

 for a pillar. Raised by M. Laffay of Bellevue. A good seed bearer. 



4. JUNO; flowers pale rose, very large and full; habit branching; growth robust; 

 A good Pot Rose. 



5. PAUL PERRAS ; flowers beautiful pale rose, large and very double ; form com- 

 pact ; growth vigorous. A good Rose for a pillar ; forms also a fine tree. An 

 abundant seed bearer. 



6. PAUL RlCAUT ; flowers rosy crimson, large and full. 



7. PURITY ; flowers pure white, with faintly flushed centres ; of medium size and an 

 early bloomer. 



Rosa Alba. 



GROUP XIII. THE ALBA OR WHITE ROSE. 



What shall be said of the varieties of this Rose ? Their strongest claim to notice 

 rests, perhaps, on their distinctness ; they differ from all others. Although forming 

 but a small group, the extreme delicacy and surpassing beauty of the flowers, which 

 are chiefly of white, blush, flesh, and pink hues, make them a highly popular one. 

 Great size they cannot boast of, but the flowers are neat and elegant, and produced 

 in great abundance. 



The upper surface of the leaves of the true Alba has a whitish appearance, 

 beneath which is shown an intense green ; the shoots are in many instances spine- 

 less ; but the varieties are, as in most other groups, hybridized, and some are very 

 thorny. They form handsome trees, both as Standards and Dwarfs ; the strong 

 growers require moderate pruning ; the others close pruning. 



The Alba Rose ranges over the middle of Europe, and was introduced in 1597. 



1. BELLE DE SEGUR (Josephine Beauharnais); flowers soft rosy flesh, edges 

 blush, of medium size, full ; form cupped. 



2. BLANCHE BELGIQUE ; flowers white, very floriferous. 



