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passers-by (with smaller gardens and education) 

 showed the universal acknowledgment of the perfec- 

 tion of these Roses. These people thought the 

 name was Morse Roses and always thus termed 

 them, fancying they were named for the family for 

 whom the flowers bloomed in such beauty and 

 number. 



Among the other Roses named by my cousin I 

 recall the White Scotch Rose, sometimes called also 

 the Burnet-leaved Rose. It was very fragrant, and 

 was often chosen for a Sunday posy. There were 

 both single and double varieties. 



The Blush Rose (Rosa alba), known also as 

 Maiden's blush, was much esteemed for its exquisite 

 color; it could be distinguished readily by the 

 glaucous hue of the foliage, which always looked 

 like the leaves of artificial roses. It was easily 

 blighted ; and indeed we must acknowledge that few 

 of the old Roses were as certain as their sturdy 

 descendants. 



The Damask Rose was the only one ever used in 

 careful families and by careful housekeepers for mak- 

 ing rose-water. There was a Velvet Rose, darker 

 than the Damask and low-growing, evidently the 

 same Rose. Both showed plentiful yellow stamens 

 in the centres, and had exquisite rich dark leaves. 



The old Black Rose of The Rosery was so suf- 

 fused with color-principle, so "color-flushing," that 

 even the wood had black and dark red streaks. Its 

 petals were purple-black. 



The Burgundy Rose was of the Cabbage Rose 

 family ; its flowers were very small, scarce an inch in 



