OLD GARDEN ROSES 19 



of free growth of which Lady Emily Peel and Emilie 

 Plantier are good representatives. Both are of tender 

 colouring and have an interesting, old-world ap- 

 pearance ; they bloom in loose bunches — not short- 

 stalked enough to call clusters — but of admirable 

 freedom for cutting in long branches and arranging 

 in water. 



Some of the Best Old Garden Roses. 



Cabbage or Provence Roses {R. centifolia). 

 Other varieties. 



Moss Roses {R. centifolia tnuscosa) — 

 Common Pink. 

 Other varieties. 



Pompons of the centifolia class — 



De Meaux ; pink, and white variety. 



Moss de Meaux ; pink. 



Spong; pink. 



Burgundy ; pink, and white variety. 



Provins Roses {R. gallica) — 



Mecene ; white and rose striped. 

 Perle des Panach^es ; white, striped lilac-rose. 

 Gros Provins Panache ; red and white striped. 

 Other varieties. 



Damask {R. damascena) — 

 Common Red. 

 Cottage Maid, Rosa Mundi, or York and Lancaster; 



red and white. 

 One or two other varieties. 



Cinnamon Rose (/?. cifinamovica) ; pink. 



