DESCRIPTION OE ROSES. 



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NAME. 



1 Striped 



2 Sage leaved 



3 Single rose 

 1 Single Lilac 



Single de la fleche 



MOSS ROSES, [Continued.) 



COLOUR. FORM AND CHARACTER. 



pale with red stripes cupped &but partially mossed 



bright rose 

 bright rose 

 lilac rose 

 carmine 



-Single (Rivers's) very bright rose 

 Veillard's 

 2 s White Bath, or Clifton 

 white, the Mousseuse 

 unique of the French pure white 

 2 s White (old) very pale flesh 



cupped and very double 



expanded and large 



expanded 



expanded 



globular and distinct 



globular, dble, & very mossy 

 globular and very double,but 

 partially mossed 



This complete collection of twenty-four varieties of Moss Roses, comprises 

 many that are very beautiful and distinct, and some perhaps only fit for those 

 amateurs who think with me that all Moss Roses are beautiful ; one step 

 further towards a dark crimson Moss is made in the " Rouge du Luxembourg," 

 which is very beautiful, and a most luxuriant grower. Most of the varieties 

 prefer a cool soil, though Mossy de Meaux is perhaps an exception, as it 

 seems to flourish better in light- dry soils. The white moss, unless budded 

 on the dog rose, (rosa canintt) will not in general grow well; its sickly ap- 

 pearance in some situations may be often traced to its being worked on some 

 improper stock; if on its own roots in rich soils, it will often change to pale 

 blush. All are well adapted for Standards; but to have them in perfection 

 in warm dry situations, in March put round each stem, on the surface of the 

 soil, the fourth of a barrowful of manure; on this, place flints or moss, to 

 lake off its unsightly appearance, and make a little ornamental mound. .This 

 treatment will keep the soil cool, and make them bloom in a most superior 

 manner, even in situations previously thought to be most ungenial to their 

 culture. The manure should be spread on the surface in November, and 

 lightly forked in. 



2 La Simplicity 



1 Lacken 



2 Monatroua, or Bullce 



.' IVlil < 



I Retea di Pi o • m ■ 



lilac rote 



pale blush 



globular and double, with cu- 

 rious foliage 

 globular and double 

 globulin large, and double 



