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that ottar of Roses from different countries is of various degrees of 

 goodness, that from Turkey being usually the best. It is therefore 

 probable that Rusa viuscosa may be sometimes used either alone or 

 mixed with other kinds, especially at Mogodor, where considerable 

 quantities are procured, but of inferior quality. To the first three 

 or four .species of the section, nearly all the fine double Roses of the 

 gardens are referable. 



If there be any one genus of plants more universally admired 

 than the others, it is that of the Rose — where is the poet that has 

 not celebrated it 1 and where is the painter that has not made it an 

 object of his imitative art 1 In the opinion of Miller, the Moss Rose, 

 or Moss Province, as it is frequently called, is a perfect distinct spe- 

 cies ; Linnajus considers it as a variety only of the centifolia, as it is 

 found in our nurseries in a double state only, and as we are ignorant 

 of what country it is the produce, the decision of this matter mu.st 

 be left to future observation and inquiry. 



Though it may not increase so fast by suckers, nor be increased 

 so readily by layers^ as the coiti/uUo, there is no difficulty in propa- 

 gating it either way : the latter mode is usually adopted. The Moss 

 Rose is easily distinguished from all otiiers by the moss that almost 

 covers the flower-buds and some portions of the stem. 



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