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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. Perpetual White Moss is 

 handsome only in bud. It produces a large cluster of beauti- 

 ful 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 would be one of the varieties we should recom- 

 mend. 



Cristata, or crested, is a singular and beautiful variety. Ex- 

 cepting when in bud, it does not have the appearance of a Moss 

 Rose. The calyx has a beautiful crested appearance. " In a 

 rich soil, this fringe-like crest most beautifully clasps and sur- 

 mounts the bud, and gives the rich clusters a truly elegant ap- 

 pearance. Its form is globular, and its color rose." Other 

 varieties recommended are, Alice Leroy, Crimson, Catharine 

 de Wurtemburg, Celina, -Eclatante, Lancel, Prolific, Unique 

 de Provence, and Zoe. 



Scotch Roses. This class of Roses are distinguished by 

 their small leaves, prickly stems, abundant bloom, delicate 

 habits, early bloom. They flower about two weeks before the 

 summer Roses. They are suitable for growing in masses, or 

 borders, and the shrubbery. The original, from which all the 

 varieties sprang, was found growing wild in Scotland and the 

 north of England. In some of the catalogues two or three 

 hundred varieties are described, but many of them are so near 

 alike, it would be difficult to see the difference. Mr. Parsons 

 says there are scarcely forty or fifty, distinct ; and of these he 

 recommends, as the three best, the Countess of Glasgow, Queen 

 of May, and William the Fourth. 



Brier Roses. " These Roses are distinguished by their 

 small, rough foliage, and brier habit. They include the Sweet 

 Brier, the Hybrid Sweet Brier, and the Austrian Brier." 



The Sweet Brier is a native of Europe, and found abun- 



