94 THE PERPETUAL MOSS ROSE. 



size, of rather a deep rose-colour, nicely cupped 

 and very double ; it blooms very freely in autumn, 

 and has the delicious perfume of the Old Moss 

 Rose : it is by far one of the most charming roses 

 of this group. 



Salet is also a variety, of much more vigorous 

 growth than the preceding, often making shoots 

 three feet in length; its flowers are of a pale 

 rose, of medium size, and very sweet : it blooms 

 freely in autumn. 



There are many other varieties of this family 

 in the rose catalogues, but none equal to Madame 

 Ory in beauty and fragrance of her flowers, and 

 none to be compared with Salet for the beauty of 

 its buds ; in September, its flowers are not perfect 

 when open, but its buds are fragrant as those of 

 the old Moss Rose in June. So let us dismiss 

 oiir new friends with a hope and certain antici- 

 pation of much ultimate improvement in variety 

 of colour and tendency to give us moss roses in 

 autumn. The culture of these hybrid moss roses 

 should be the same as that of the Hybrid Per- 

 petuals, but to ensure their blooming freely in 

 autumn, they should be lifted, and replanted with 

 some fresh compost annually in November. 



