46 THE ROSE. 



be more valuable to the florist, if sufficiently vig- 

 orous, than all the rest ; the former is the deeper 

 in shade, but, in spite of its breeding, is without 

 scent ; the latter, though of lighter color, is highly 

 j)erfumed ; both give beautiful buds. Pearl is 

 a small rose with a distinct Bourbon fragrance, a 

 good thing for cut flowers. The four new 

 Hybrid Teas of French origin, Cannes La 

 Coquette, Mme. Alexandre Bernaix, Mme. 

 Etienne Levet, and Mdlle. Brigitte Yiolet, all 

 promise to be useful sorts. This class of roses, 

 on account of its novelty and promise of useful- 

 ness, is now looked upon with more interest than 

 any other, and will, in a few years, very likely 

 prove the most popular class, excepting the Hy- 

 brid Perpetual and Tea. 



The Perpetual Moss Rose {Rosa Centifolia 

 M%iSG0sd) has the same characteristics (and needs 

 the same treatment) as the Moss Rose already 

 described, but in addition to the June blossoming 

 produces flowers during the summer and autumn. 

 There are but three sorts which we consider 

 worth growing. Many worthless varieties in the 

 class have been sent out ; if the flowers were of 

 fair quality, they were so seldom seen after the 



