22 THE ROSE. 



mirserjraen in their catalogues, but it would yet 

 be well to keep in separate groups the Summer 

 Climbers, the Austrian Brier, and Moss Roses. 

 What remains of such old classes as the French, 

 Provence, Damask, Hybrid Bourbon, etc., may 

 well be grouped with the Hybrid Chinas. 



The best of the old Hybrid China roses are 

 ChenedoUe, so called from a member of the 

 Chamber of Deputies in France, a vivid red of 

 large size ; Coupe d'Hebe (who would not quaff 

 nectar from this ?) ; Mme. Plantier, a valuable 

 white rose for massing and for hedges ; and 

 Paul Ricaut, still one of the most beautiful roses 

 — alas that it blooms but once ! 



The Moss Rose {Rosa CentifoUa Muscosd) is 

 believed to be a sport from the Provence Rose, 

 and was introduced to England from Holland, 

 about the beginning of the seventeenth century. 

 They are distinguished from other roses by the 

 moss-like substance which surrounds the flower- 

 buds, and by the marked Provence scent. The 

 shoots are thickly covered with small spines. 

 They are very subject, as a class, to mildew, and, 

 with a few exceptions, require close pruning, rich 

 soil, and high culture. On account of their 



