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rieties. We have now also what was at one time 

 thought to be impossible, viz. the Old Eose 

 Unique mossed : this is called Moss Unique de 

 Provence. I cannot learn its origin ; if from seed 

 or otherwise ; but am inclined to think it is a sport 

 from our old favourite, the Unique Rose : its 

 habit is exactly similar, and equally robust; its 

 flowers of the same pure white, and blooming in 

 the same magnificent clusters. This beautiful 

 white rose offers a fine contrast to Celina, and 

 equally deserves a place in every garden. 



Moss Roses, when grown on their own roots, 

 require a light and rich soil : in such soils, they 

 form fine masses of beauty in beds on lawns. In 

 cold and clayey soils they in general succeed much 

 better worked on the Dog Rose, forming beauti- 

 ful standards. I have ascertained that they esta- 

 blish themselves much better on short stems, from 

 two to three feet in height, than on taller stems. 

 If short, the stem increases in bulk progressively 

 with the head, and the plants will then live and 

 flourish a great many years. 



To give a succession of bloom, the plants in- 

 tended to flower early should be pruned in Octo- 

 ber, and those for the second series the beginning 

 of May shortening their shoots, as recommended 

 for the Provence Roses. Give them also an 

 abundant annual dressing of manure on the sur- 

 face, in November. 



To raise Moss Roses from seed is a most inter- 

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