14 THE SUMMER ROSE GARDEN. 



raised from seed, within these few years, in the 

 Luxembourg Gardens. It is evidently much 

 tinged with the dark colouring of some variety of 

 Rosa gallica, and approaches to that grand desi- 

 deratum, a dark crimson Moss Eose. This is 

 most certainly a superb variety, of great luxuriance 

 of growth, forming a fine standard : it will pro- 

 bably be the parent of a dark Moss Kose still 

 more splendid, as it bears seed freely. The Mottled 

 Moss is the Mousseuse Prolifere, a large globular 

 rose with petals that are crisp or curdled before 

 its flowers open: this gave rise to its name of 

 Mottled Moss. This rose does not open well in 

 wet seasons, but is often very beautiful, and forms 

 a fine standard. 



The Scarlet Moss, the Mousseuse de la Fleehe 

 of the French, from being originated at the town 

 of La Fleehe, is a pretty brilliant rose, with flowers 

 nestrly as small as the Pompone Moss, but not so 

 double. The Spotted Moss is also a French 

 variety ; but its spots do not add to its beauty in 

 the eyes of the English florist ; though in France 

 any distinguishing feature in a flower, however 

 absurd, is seized with avidity to mark a variety. 

 The Old Striped Moss is a singular rose, of deli- 

 cate growth, often producing flower-stems and 

 buds entirely without moss; still its glaucous 

 foliage and striped flowers give the plant a pretty 

 original appearance. The Sage-leaved Moss is a 

 good double rose, remarkable only for its leaves, 



