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cessary in a collection. The Crimson or Damask 

 Moss, sometimes called the Tinwell Moss, was 

 originated in the garden of a clergyman at Tinwell 

 in Rutlandshire ; from thence sent to Mr. Lee of 

 Hammersmith. As it was one of the first deep- 

 coloured Moss Roses, it was much esteemed, and 

 plants of it were sold at a high price. This is a 

 more luxuriant grower than the Old Moss; its 

 branches, leaves, and buds are also more mossy. It 

 is an excellent rose for beds ; for, if its shoots are 

 pegged to the ground with small hooks, the sur- 

 face is soon covered with its luxuriant foliage and 

 flowers. For this purpose it is better on its own 

 roots, as worked plants so treated would throw up 

 too many suckers. The French Crimson Moss is 

 deeper in colour, and much more double than the 

 preceding, not such a luxuriant grower, but one 

 of the best Moss Roses we have. The Crested 

 Moss, Crested Provence, or Rosa crestata, for it is 

 known by these three names, is said to have been 

 discovered growing from the crevice of a wall at 

 Friburg in Switzerland. No rose can be more 

 singular and beautiful than this. The buds, be- 

 fore expansion, are so clasped by its fringed sepals, 

 that they present a most unique and elegant ap- 

 pearance, totally unlike any other rose. When 

 the flower is fully expanded, this peculiar beauty 

 vanishes, and it has merely the appearance of a 

 superior variety of the Provence Rose. It should 

 here be mentioned, that, if grown in a poor soi! 3 



