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CRESTED PROVENCE, ROSA CRISTATA, or, very commonly 

 among us, the CRESTED Moss. It is not, however, a time 

 Moss, as its stems are smooth. Its peculiarity consists in a 

 curious and very beautiful mossy growth about the calyx. 

 This growth is developed in proportion to the vigor of the 

 plant : therefore it should be strongly manured and closely 

 pruned, as should the whole race of Provence roses. ADE- 

 LINE, the Due DE CHOISETTL, the STADTHOLDER, and, above 

 all, the REINE DE PROVENCE, are beautiful varieties of this 

 group. To it also belong a sub-group of Miniature or 

 Pompone roses, well suited for edging beds. They bloom 

 early, and are exceedingly pretty and graceful. Among 

 the best of them are the WHITE BURGUNDY, the DWARF 

 BURGUNDY, DE MEAUX, and SPONG. 



The above are all old roses ; for it is rarely that a culti- 

 vator of the present day will give himself the trouble to 

 raise new varieties of any of the June roses, excepting 

 always the Mosses, which can never be out of favor. 





Rosa Centifolia Muscosa. We have spoken of the 

 tendency of the Provence Rose to "spoil." The most 

 widely known and the most beautiful of the results arising 



