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(Gallica) 1840. Fine bushy shrub. Fully double flowers, the petals folded back forming a full-centred ball, of a sumptuous and unique bloomy purple, velvety and soft. One of the most remarkable kinds. Appears violet-blue in some lights. 4-5 ft. Superlative quality. Recommended.

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Sturdy bushy growth. Another remarkable kind with extra full flowers opening quite flat -- as if the bud had been halved with a knife -- then reflexing into a ball. Colour an indescribably rich mixture of purplish crimson and maroon. Grows to 5 ft x 3 ft on good soils. Superlative quality. Recommended.

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One of the richest coloured among the gallica varieties...

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Commandant Beaurepaire Bourbon. 1874. Strong bushy shrub up to 5' x 5' with fresh green leaves. The bright crimson flowers are heavily striped and splashed with pink and purple and create a brilliant effect in their clusters all over the bush. Main crop June-July and a few later. Leaves and flowers of unique colouring. Good for hedges. Recommended.

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An old type of gallica, between Maxima [Officinalis] and 'Tuscany' in shape and colour and growth. A good bushy shrub up to 4 feet, very free flowering. The name leads one to think it may have been a popular variety for conserves. 4' x 3'. Recommended.

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1899. (A 'Gloire de Dijon' cross) Very vigorous hybrid, suitable for the back of a shrub border, or pillar. Handsome foliage and immense silvery-pink, shapely double blooms in June and July. The September display is even more lovely. Intensely fragrant. Reco'd. 7' x 5'.

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Gallica. 1842. A miniature variety; cupped, neat blooms of very soft lilac and parma violet. 3' x 3'.

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Gallica. A pompon with a green eye. Very double, small flat blooms, crimson in bud, opening dark red-pink, edged crimson on the outer petals. A neat-leaved bush with dark foliage. Sometimes freckled. (Previously distributed as 'Rénoncule Ponctuée') 4' x 3'.

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Gallica. Vivid rosy-crimson, large, well-formed flowers and good foliage. 4-5 ft.

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Duc de Fitzjames [Listed under Centifolias] Name doubtful. Vigorous and exceptionally free-flowering shrub up to 6 ft. x 5 ft. The flowers are very distinct, many petalled, flat, cupped, circular, quartered, in tones of rich lilac-pink and tyrian-rose.