198 DESCRIPTION OP THE ROSE. 



phyllas. It grows vigorously, and in autumn blooms 

 profusely in large clusters of purplish-red flowers. 



JKosa Centifolia. This is a group of Moss roses to 

 which, by hybridization, has been communicated some of 

 the character of the autumn-blooming roses. The power 

 of repeated blooming has, however, in some cases, been 

 acquired at the expense of the distinctive characteristic of 

 the Moss Rose ; and few of this group are so well mossed 

 as the parent to which they owe their name. One of the 

 best is SALET, which is of a bright rose-color, tolerably 

 well mossed, a vigorous grower, and an excellent autumn 

 bloomer. MADOIE EDOUARD OBY is of a somewhat 

 brighter hue, but by no means equal in vigor. The PER- 

 PETUAL WHITE Moss is better deserving of the name of 

 Moss than either of the others. It is double, blooms in 

 clusters, and grows vigorously. Besides these, there arc 

 many other varieties, most of them indifferent. 



These roses require the same culture with the Hybrid 

 Perpetuals. Their power of autumnal blooming is in- 

 creased by high enrichment and frequent transplanting. 



