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allowed to grow over a large evergreen, the flowers show- 

 ing against the dark background. It is not suitable for 

 the colder parts of the country. The variety flore pleno 

 has double flowers. Forms with very glaucous leaves 

 are inferior to the greener-leaved kinds. 



Rosa Moyesii. — This is a strikingly beautiful new 

 species from China. When mature it attains a height 

 of ten or twelve feet, with a wide spread. Its chief 

 beauty lies in its flowers, which are about two inches 

 across and bright red or almost scarlet in colour, a shade 

 hitherto unknown amongst wild roses. 



Rosa multiflora. — In one or other of its many forms 

 this is one of the most popular species. Of semi-climbing 

 habit, it forms a bush ten or twelve feet high, and as 

 far through, with its spiny branches much interlaced. 

 The small, fragrant white flowers, are produced in large 

 panicles during June. Crossed with various kinds of 

 garden roses, it has been the chief factor in the raising 

 of the many kinds of Multiflora or Polyantha roses, of 

 which Crimson Rambler and Electra are examples. The 

 type is a native of China and Japan, and has long been 

 in cultivation. 



Rosa noisettiana is the type of the various " Noisette " 

 roses. It is a hybrid between Rosa indica and Rosa 

 moschata, and combines the vigour of the latter with the 

 delicacy of flower of the former. The double-white- 

 flowered form is usually met with. The flowers are borne 

 in large clusters towards the middle of summer. 



Rosa pomifera, the apple rose, is a European species, 

 somewhat resembling a dwarf form of the common Dog 



