THE SUMMER EOSE GARDEN. 



wild in the neighbourhood of Cintra ; but, most 

 likely, the plants were stragglers from some 

 garden, as I have never seen this assertion pro- 

 perly authenticated. The origin of the Double 

 Moss Eose, like that of the Old Double Yellow 

 Eose (Eosa sulphurea) is therefore left to conjec- 

 ture ; for gardeners in those days did not publish 

 to the world the result of their operations and 

 discoveries. As regards the Moss Eose I regret 

 this; for it would be very interesting to know 

 how and where this general favourite originated. 

 Probably, when first noticed, gardening was of 

 such small consideration, that the discovery of a 

 rose, however remarkable, would not be thought 

 worth registering. That it is merely an accidental 

 sport of the common Provence Eose is strength- 

 ened by the fact, that plants produced by the 

 seed of the Moss Rose do not always show moss : 

 perhaps not more than two plants out of three will 

 be mossy, as I have often proved. Those that 

 are not so are most evidently pure Provence Eoses, 

 possessing all their characters. To show, also, the 

 singular propensity of the varieties of Eosa centi- 

 folia to vary, I may here mention that the common 

 Moss Eose often produces shoots entirely destitute 

 of moss. In the summer of 1836 I also observed 

 a luxuriant branch of the Crimson, or Damask, 

 which is generally more mossy than the Old Moss 

 Eose, having a remarkable appearance. On ex- 

 amination I found it nearly smooth. The next 



