286 BRECK'S BOOK OF FLOWERS. 



It has not proved hardy with me, but with Mr. Parsons " it 

 has endured the winter for the past two years, without protec- 

 tion, losing only a portion of the top of its shoots. Its 

 foliage is small and singular, and its growth very robust." 



ROSES THAT BLOOM ONLY ONCE IN THE SEASON. 



" For want of a better, we use this term to designate all those 

 Roses that bloom only once in the season, and that strongly 

 resemble each other in habit and flower. It includes those 

 classes called, by rose-growers, French, Provence, Hybrid Pro- 

 vence, Hybrid China, Hybrid Bourbon, White and Damask 

 Roses." We refer our readers to Mr. Parsons' work, for many 

 interesting particulars in relation to this classification, and for a 

 select list of Roses, coming under this head. During the sea- 

 son of the flowering of the Rose, we noted a few varieties as 

 being very fine, among which were the following : 



White Roses. White Unique, Madame Hardy, Madame 

 Plantier, Ball of Snow, and Princess Clementine. The old- 

 fashioned White Rose should not certainly be forgotten, as it is 

 associated with childhood. It is one of the three first Roses that 

 opened their buds to the writer. Who can forget the old White 

 Rose, as it was trained up the side of the house ? We have 

 seen a rose-bush, of this variety, trained fifteen feet high. 



White Roses, Striped, Mottled, or Shaded. Painted 

 Damask, Margin Globe, Modeste, New Village Maid, Old Vil- 

 lage Maid. 



Rose-colored. Franklin Provence, Las Casas, Caroline 

 Mignonne, Triomphe of Breslau, Perpetual de Angers. 



Deep-red. Velours Episcopal, Cerise Superb, Fulgens, 

 29th of July, Brennus, La Fontaine, &c. 



Purple and Dark Roses. Mirabella, Gen. Thiers, Gen. 

 Lamarque, Bell Thurette, Madame Camper, &c. 



This list might be extended, but I have given enough, proba- 

 bly, to select from. 



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



