266 ROSES. [CHAP. IX 



kinds, some of which are very striking, and 

 particularly the dark crimson moss rose, gene- 

 rally called the Rouge de Luxembourg, and the 

 white moss, though the latter is rather too deli- 

 cate for a town garden. The crested moss is 

 also a curious variety, and it is said to have 

 been found growing out of an old wall in Swit- 

 zerland. All the kinds of moss roses should be 

 planted in warm dry situations, and in March a 

 little manure should be laid on the surface of 

 the soil round their roots. Should the season 

 prove dry, the plants should be frequently 

 watered, and the result will be a brilliant display 

 of flowers. There are twenty-five or thirty 

 other kinds of cabbage or Provence roses, all 

 of which are very fragrant, and, indeed, they 

 are the kinds used for making rose-water, &c. ; 

 they are all quite hardy, and require no par- 

 ticular culture. 



The Autumn-flowering, or Perpetual, Roses, 

 are also remarkable both for their beauty and 

 their fragrance. There are more than fifty 

 sorts • one of the most beautiful of which is 

 Lee's perpetual, the Rose du Roi of the French. 

 The Peestum roses, mentioned by Pliny, are 

 supposed to belong to this family; as does 

 also the well-known Rose des Quatre Saisons. 

 Amono- the Hybrid Perpetual Roses may be 

 mentioned the Duchess of Sutherland, a very 

 valuable rose, from the length of time it con- 

 tinues in flower, and La Reine, which is re- 

 markable for the large size of its buds and 

 flowers. The Comte de Montalivet is also a 

 very beautiful rose. All these roses should be 

 pruned twice a year, in November and in June; 



