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Noisette


n.

A hybrid rose produced in 1817, by a French gardener, Noisette , of Charleston, South Carolina, from the China rose and the musk rose. It has given rise to many fine varieties, as the Lamarque , the Marechal (or Marshal) Niel , and the Cloth of gold . Most roses of this class have clustered flowers and are of vigorous growth.


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