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with the present facilities of propagating, it cannot 

 long remain so. Perpetual Red Moss; this long 

 dreamed of, and wished for rose, has at last made 

 its appearance ; the wood appears of a very deli- 

 cate growth, and quite short; how far it is to meet 

 our expectations, remains yet to be ascertained ; 

 the French extol it very highly. My correspond- 

 ent has sent me a few plants, at a very exorbitant 

 price, one only of which appears to be alive. 

 %/Hice Leroi is another of the very new sorts; in 

 growth it forms a great contrast to the Perpetual, 

 being a very strong and free grower, and appears 

 to suit our climate well; the flowers are large and 

 very double, of a rosy lilac colour, and frequently 

 rose edged with lilac. Pompon, or Moss de 

 Meaux, is very small, and is the earliest of roses, 

 blooms in clusters, of a delicate pink colour ; the 

 plant is very dwarf, and difficult of cultivation, 

 unless in a sandy rich soil, where it grows and 

 holds permanently. Panachee Pleine, or Double 

 White Striped Moss, has as yet produced flowers 

 of pure white striped with pink, but it may be ex- 

 pected (like many other striped roses) to produce 

 flowers pure white or pink. I have often seen the 

 old White Moss have one half the flower white 

 and the other half pink. Sablee is only half 

 double, of a bright rose colour, frequently spotted 

 with red. Sans Sepalea is flesh coloured, the 



