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PART II. 
A Cxoice SELECTION OF THE MOST ESTEEMED VARIETIES OF Roses 
IN CULTIVATION, WITH SHorT Descriptions anD NOTES 
ON THEIR ORIGIN, 
N this collection, I have selected and described 
such varieties of Roses as are most worthy of 
cultivation, omitting all second rate, or doubtful 
sorts. There may possibly be some omissions of a 
few good old varieties, but the selection will, I think, 
be found of ample service. The new Roses of quite 
recent introduction I have purposely omitted, simply 
through not having proved them sufficiently to be 
enabled to give a reliable opinion of their merits. 
It requires at least one season to test the properties 
of a new Rose, and those who jump at hasty con- 
clusions upon the quality of this or that flower, are 
often misled, and by so doing mislead others. All 
I have described are from my own personal observa- 
tion, and may be depended upon as being reliable. 
The following abbreviations are used to describe the habit of 
growth :—viq., vigorous ; rob., robust ; mod., moderate. 
SUMMER ROSKS. 
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FLOWERING IN MAY, JUNE, ann JULY. 
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THE PROVENCE OR CABBAGE ROSE. 
(htosa centifolia.) 
The Old Provence or Cabbage Rose is supposed 
to have been introduced in 1596. All the varieties 
are perfectly hardy and deliciously fragrant, mostly 
