12 THE MOSS ROSE. 



finely-shaped flowers. It is not well adapted for 

 a standard ; for, when grafted or budded, it is but 

 a short-lived plant, at least in the generality of 

 soils ; on its own roots, in light rich soils, it may 

 be grown in great perfection. 



The Luxembourg Moss was raised from seed 

 in the Luxembourg Gardens. It is evidently 

 much tinged with the dark colouring of some 

 variety of Rosa gallica, and is really a good 

 crimson Moss Rose. This is most certainly a 

 desirable variety, of great luxuriance of growth, 

 forming a fine standard : it will probably be the 

 parent of a dark Moss Rose still more splendid, 

 as it bears seed freely. It is remarkably well 

 adapted for a bed when grown on its own roots, 

 as it is a free grower in all soils, and will bloom 

 and do welj. even in the north of Scotland. 



The White Bath or Clifton Moss is a favourite 

 and beautiful rose: this owes its origin to a 

 sporting branch of the Common Moss, which was 

 found in a garden at Clifton, near Bristol, about 

 forty years since, from whence it was distributed. 

 The Old White Moss was discovered in the 

 nursery of Mr. Shailer, at Battersea, early in the 

 present century; it originated on a sporting 

 shoot from the Old Moss Rose, which gave white 

 or nearly white flowers instead of rose-coloured ; 

 buds were taken from this shoot and the variety 

 perpetuated. This has not so much moss as the 

 Clifton, and is not pure white, but inclining to a 



