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Book  (3 Jan 2001)  Page(s) 71.  
 
[Jean-Pierre Vibert wrote in 1826 that he believed] Chamois [is the same] as 'Fasiculée' (Centifolia)
Book  (Apr 1999)  Page(s) 113.  
 
Comtesse de Chamoïs ('À Balais', 'À Bordures', 'Chamoïs', 'Fasciculée', 'Fastigiata', 'Rose Bordée de Blanc') Descemet circa 1810... pink
Book  (1906)  Page(s) 1.  
 
5. à balais ou à bordure, Centifolia, rose
Book  (1858)  Page(s) 141, 143.  
 
Rosa centifolia .... 
p. 141: Comtesse de Chamois, double, globular, pale flesh-coloured.

p. 143: La Comtesse de Chamoi, medium size, full, flesh.coloured, globular.
Book  (1842)  Page(s) 267.  
 
There are among others following hybrids and varieties of the Centifolia which excel through the beauty of their double blooms...Comtesse de Chamois, globular, pale flesh-pink
Book  (1836)  Page(s) 191.  
 
49. Comtesse de Chamois; Cent-feuilles à Bordures; Cent-feuilles à Balais. (Centifolia fastigiata, Descemet.) Arbrisseau à rameaux grêles et verticaux; folioles larges, ovales arrondies; fleurs moyennes ou petites, pleines, demi-globuleuses, roses

Translation: 49. Comtesse de Chamois; Cent-feuilles à Bordures; Cent-feuilles à Balais. (Centifolia fastigiata, Descemet.) Shrub has slender, upright branches; wide leaflets of a rounded oval shape; medium or small flowers, full, semi-globular, rose-colored.
Website/Catalog  (1826)  Page(s) 59.  
 
ROSA centifolia.
à Ballay ou Comtesse Chamois.
Book  (1826)  Page(s) 710.  
 
Rosa centifolia ... Variétés ... Enfin la R. chamois, vulgairement appelée R. a balai, dont on forme de bordures. Elle port peu d'aiguillons; fleurs moyennes, semi-doubles, globuleuses, et d'un vouleur très-vive.
Book  (1826)  Page(s) 505.  
 
Rosa centifolia. Chamois, ou à balais. Fleurs moyennes, semi-doubles, d'un rose vif. Arbrisseau très-bas, dont on fait des bordures.
Book  (1824)  Page(s) 162.  
 
Centifolia. R. Chamois. A Versailles. Petite plante, traçante; fl. moyennes, doubles, rouge comme la R. de Bordeaux.
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