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vessels, are mostly very rough or spiny, and the ilowers are very 

 sweet. — A summer Rose. 



Moss Roses. — An elegant family, a division of the section Centifolia, 

 or hundred-leaved, being only a sport from it, the moss being the cri- 

 terion. — A summer Rose. 



Provence, or Cabbage Moses. — The term one hundred-leaved, of 

 the French, does not refer to the foliage, but to the petals of the flowers. 

 The flowers are all globular in form, and on long footstalks, so that they 

 hang gracefully pendant, and are readily distinguished from all others. 

 They are very fragrant. — A summer Rose. 



Portland, or Perpetuals, and Hybrid Perpetuals. — This class is 

 the most desirable of Roses, and all true perpetuals have a terminal 

 cluster of flowers. They continue in bloom longer than any other 

 section. They are mostly Damasks, or hybrids from the Damask. 

 The fragrance of this Rose in their blossoms is apparent. The blooming 

 in autumn, that is to say, from the beginning of August to the end of 

 the season, renders this class very distinctive, as well as the clusters of 

 flowers. — Autumnal Roses. 



The Hybrid Bourbons, or Hybrid Perpetuals, partake of the hardi- 

 ness and fragrance of the Damask Rose, blooming freely in autumn, and 

 resemble in growth and foliage the Chinese. 



White Pose, or Belgic, and their Hybrids. — This section is easily 

 known by their clear green shoots, and the leaves being of a glaucous 

 green, looking as if dusted over with a greyish powder. The plant has 

 few spines. — A summer Rose. 



Rosa Gallica, the French Rose. — This section contains most of 

 our old garden Roses ; they are robust and hardy, stiff, erect and 

 compact growers. The flowers are mostly very full, finely formed, and 

 contain many beautiful striped and spotted ones.' — A summer Rose. 



Bourbon Rose. — Of this section it is stated, that "at the Isle of 

 Bourbon, the inhabitants generally inclose their land with hedges made 

 of two rows of Roses, one row of the common China Rose, the other of 

 the Four Seasons, the only two sorts grown in the island. Monsieur 

 Perichon, as proprietor at Saint Benoist, in the isle, in planting one of 

 these hedges, found amongst las young plants one very different from 

 the others in its foliage and shoots ; he planted it in his garden, and it 

 proved to be quite a new Rose. This, with all the fine hybrids, form, 

 amongst the Indica Roses, what the Perpetuals do amongst the 

 Damask. They are free and continual bloomers, prominent buds, 

 and deep green foliage, free growers. Some are fine as climbers. — 

 Autumn Roses. 



China Rose. — The original from China, and all true varieties have 

 strong green luxuriant shoots. Its ever-blooming qualities have made 

 it a favourite, and perhaps no plant has contributed so much to enliven 

 our cottage walls as the common China Rose, and the Rosa semper- 

 florens, or Crimson China Rose. They bloom for a long season, some 

 being fragrant. 



Noisette Rose. — The Noisette has been originated between the 

 musk arid the common China, or Indica. The perfume of the musk is 

 very apparent, its tendency to bloom in large clusters like the Musk 



