THE PERPETUAL MOSS ROSE. 91 



still they do bloom under good culture. Per- 

 petuelle Mauget, a rose raised at Orleans some 

 years ago, is a very pretty rose, but it is a most 

 delicate grower: budded on the rose Felicite 

 Perpetue it may, perhaps, be made to do better. 

 Its flowers -are very double, well shaped, and of a 

 nice bright rose-colour. The Perpetual White 

 Moss Rose is one of the oldest varieties in this 

 group, and was originated in France about thirty 

 years since ; fliis is a variety of the White Monthly 

 Damask Rose ; it blooms in large clusters in 

 autumn ; its flowers are small and very fragrant : 

 it is useful to form a bed on its own roots. 



General Drouet has semi-double flowers of a 

 bright crimson ; and is a vigorous growing variety. 



Recently some new and desirable roses of 

 this family have been introduced, one of the 

 finest of which is Madame Ory; this, with a 

 dwarf and rather compact nature, has flowers of 

 medium size, of rather a deep rose-colour, nicely 

 cupped and very double; it blooms very freely 

 in autumn, and has the delicious perfume of the 

 Old Moss Rose: it is by far one of the most 

 charming roses of this group. 



Salet is also a new variety, of much more 

 vigorous growth than the preceding, often making 

 shoots three feet in length; its flowers are of 

 a pale rose, of medium size, and very sweet : it 

 blooms freely in autumn. 



There are some other Autumnal Moss Roses, 

 very pretty and fragrant ; such are Celine Briant 



