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mer, or a flo^ver more than usually exposed to the influence of the sun, might 

 have produced seed ; and some accidental circumstance might have produced 

 impregnation with the pollen of the common moss-rose. It is, at all events^ 

 quite certain, that of the 160 species into which botanists divide the Rosaceoe, 

 or the eleven sections into which Dr. Lindley divides them, none are more dis- 

 tinctive in their character than the moss-rose ; and it is not without ver}' good 

 reason to support their views, that some authors consider it a distinct species, 

 although it is more generally classed as an offshoot from Fy.osa cerdifolia. 



190S. The moss-rose above all othei's requires a warm rich soil, with an 

 airy exposure ; moisture and shade also seem essential to their preserving- 

 the mossy character ; but this moisture must not partake of the stagnant cha- 

 racter. To insure a fine autumnal bloom of moss-roses, Mr. Rivers tells us, 

 the soil should be deep and rich; if not so naturally, they should be lifted 

 annually or biennially, and replanted with some rich fresh compost at their 

 roots. When grown as standards, they should be budded on the dog-rose ; 

 but they do best budded on short stems or on their own roots, and pruned 

 close. Grown on deep, rich, and warm soils, the more vigorous sorts may 

 be fashioned into "pillai'-roses." "What will our readers say to a pillar 

 formed of the old red moss reaching to th^ height of 15 feet? " says Mr. Paul. 

 "Such a one exists, I confidently assert, in the garden of Mr. Anderson, 

 Ball's Cross, Cheshunt, growing within a few feet of the road. When I 

 examined it, some of the shoots of last year's growth were above six feet long, 

 and extremely robust, and the main stem had swelled to a considerable size. " 



1909. The following list gives a few of the best moss-roses, selected from 

 Mr. Paul's list and !Mr. Rivers' catalogue : — 



A feuilles luisantes, — flowers delicate, 

 pink-blush on the circumference ; of 

 medium size ; full and globular ; bloom- 

 ing freely in clusters, ^vith shining 

 leaves. 



Alice Leroi, — flowers lilac-blush, shaded 

 with rose, the centre a deep rose ; 

 large, double, and well massed and 

 cupped; thrives as a standard, pruned 

 close. 



Celine, — flowers deep rosy-crimson, 

 shaded with purple, a streak of white 

 occasionally tracing the centre of a 

 petal; colour brilliant when nearly 

 opened. Thrives well as a standard. 



Old Moss, — flowers pale rose ; very large 

 and full, well massed and globular; 

 very beautiful. Thrives as a standard. 



Comtesse de Marinais, — flowers pale 

 flesh-colour when newly opened, chang- 

 ing to white ; large and very double. 

 The only white moss (according to 

 M.Tibert) ever raised from seed. A 

 fine standard. 



Comtesse de Noe, — very brilliant crim- 

 son, changing to lilac as the flowers 

 go off". Flowers in clusters of fifteen to 

 twenty blofsoms, each with a dark 

 green shining foliage. 



Eclatante, — flowers deep pink ; well 

 massed, large, and double. Thrives a3. 

 a standard. 



Etna, — flowers brilliant crimson, with a 

 pui-plish tinge ; large and very double. 

 A beautiful rose. 



La Diaphanie, — flowers rosy -blush ; 

 large, and very double; of pendulous 

 habit ; a free bloomer. Eaised by 

 M. Lafl"ay between the moss and FrencL 

 rose. 



Panachee Pleinee, — flowers white or flesh- 

 colour, occasionally streaked with rose; 

 of medium size, cupped, and very dou- 

 ble. To bring out the streaks, plant 

 in rather poor, but fresh soil, as turfy 

 loam, giving a very little manure. 



Pompon, or de Meaux — flowers blush, pale 

 pink, centre small; fall and cupped. 

 The Taunton rose before mentioned. 



Princess Royal,— flowers purple and crim- 

 son, beautifully mottled; large and 

 double, cupped, and very showy. A fine- 

 standard. 



Princesse Royale, — flowers rosy -flesh; 

 lartre, full, and globular ; well massed. 



Unique, — flowers pure white, occasionally 

 tinted with lake after expansion j- large,, 

 full, cupped, and well massed. 



