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and has a brown appearance; it is a free grower, 

 and appears to do better in this climate than any 

 of the others ; it seeds profusely without artificial 

 means. I have several plants from it without any 

 mossy appearance, and others distinctly mossy. 

 JMalvina is also a free seeder ; the flowers are 

 pink, very compact, but it will never gratify the 

 nasal organ. Prolifere, or Mottled Moss, is a 

 very free bloomer, though the mottled part of its 

 character is not easily detected. It grows freely, 

 and forms a fine variety of a deep rose colour. 

 Oscar Foulard is yet a rare variety, and sells in 

 Paris at eight francs ; it is very pretty, with com- 

 pact flowers of a rosy violet colour ; the plant is 

 very mossy, and blooms profusely. Pompon Feit, 

 a very expressive name for this bright red minia- 

 ture rose. It is highly prized by the French, and 

 is now (1843) the highest prized Moss on their 

 catalogues. It appears to grow well with us, but 

 will never be admired at a distance. Ponctuee 

 is only a half double rose, but beautifully spotted 

 with white, and if impregnated with others, will 

 make an excellent variety from which to grow 

 new sorts. Provins Moss, or Unique de Proving, 

 is a fac simile of the old Unique, or White Provins 

 Rose, only mossed ; its habit is similar, and equally 

 robust, with large white flowers, blooming in the 

 same magnificent clusters ; it is yet quite rare, but 



