ROSES THAT BLOOM IN JUNE. 47 



l>unches of flowers. On paying a visit to a public 

 sale last spring I saw it sold under the very enticing 

 name of "The New White Cluster Moss." Such 

 christenings are an injury to both seller and pur- 

 chaser. The Moss Rose in this country is a plant of 

 very difficult culture unless in a rich sandy soil; but 

 if it is once fairly established in a rich deep loam, it 

 will make shoots six feet long; when such can be 

 obtained, its permanency is sure. To encourage its 

 growth, fresh soil, well incorporated with manure, 

 should be dug in about its roots every winter. The 

 pruning must be done sparingly. If the plants are 

 kept low they never do well, often dying off as soon 

 as they have done blooming. I have lost three or 

 four hundred in a single season by overdoing the 

 operation; but if they are kept in bushes four or five 

 feet above ground, they will grow^ admirably; they 

 also delight in an airy exposed situation. Moss Roses 

 in variety are very scarce, even in Europe; no estab- 

 lishment can supply them in any quantity. The cata- 

 logues are more full than the stock ; there are many 

 sorts yearly added to the lists, w'hich are mere abor- 

 tions when compared with what is known as the 

 Moss Rose. The new sorts are all budded on the 

 French Eglantine, and form small trees, that require 

 to be kept free from the suckers which push up from 

 the roots, or the grafts would be impoverished and die. 



