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EOSES THAT BLOOM ONLY ONCE IN THE SEASON. 



The time of flowering of this class of Roses is in June, 

 and they are therefore frequently called June Roses. The 

 class includes many varieties, most of them hybrids, 

 raised by cross impregnation between the various species, 

 and are arranged under the heads of French, Provence, 

 Damask, Hybrid Damask, White, Hybrid Bourbon, Hy- 

 brid China, etc. etc. All of this class are hardy, or nearly 

 so. Some of the Hybrid China and Bourbon are a little 

 tender, and will sometimes suffer in the young wood, but 

 not much more of the wood will be injured, than would 

 have been necessary to prune off in the spring. For se- 

 lections from these sections of the Rose family, I must re- 

 fer the reader to the catalogues of the nurserymen, as it is 

 next to impossible to point out from the innumerable va- 

 rieties in cultivation, such as would suit all tastes. There 

 is a greater diversity and more brilliancy of color among 

 the June Roses, than in any other class. Every shade of 

 color may be found in flowers, from a pure white, 

 blush, rose, red, crimson, to dark-purple, some shades ap- 

 proach to a scarlet; also shaded, mottled, and striped, 

 with various shades and colors. All are more or less fra- 

 grant, and some of them pre-eminently so. 



Moss Roses. This is a well-known and elegant class of 

 Roses, of which the common Moss is about the only one 

 that is very familiar. The Luxembourg Moss has dark 

 crimson-cupped flowers, and is a vigorous grower. Per- 

 petual White Moss is handsome only in bud. It produces 

 a large cluster of beautiful mossy buds, but the flowers 

 are inferior. It is not properly a perpetual, but produces 

 a long succession of buds. The White Bath Moss has 

 fine white flowers, which are sometimes lightly striped 

 with pink. 



Princess Adelaide is one of the most vigorous-growing 

 Moss Roses, and one of the varieties we recommend. 

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