• Dame du Lac
• Large Semi-double White
• Le Blanc (hybrid spinosissima)
• Pompon blanc (hybrid spinosissima)
• Rosa pimpinellifolia alba flore multiplici
• Rosa pimpinellifolia flore albo submultiplici
• White Large, Semi-Double

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Bred by Jacques-Louis Descemet (France, before 1813).

Hybrid Spinosissima.  

White.  Large, semi-double to double, borne mostly solitary bloom form.  Occasional repeat later in the season.  Large buds.  

Armed with thorns / prickles.  5 to 9 leaflets.  

Height: up to 30" (up to 75cm).  

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The description of Thory mentions 8-10 ranks of petals, i.e. 40-50 petals, however's Redouté's drawing only shows a semi-double to double bloom. In reverse, the drawing names it as "multiplici", while the text as "submultiplici", i.e. less than full.
Renamed 'Dame du Lac' by Pronville in 1828.