HARDEN CLASSIFICATION. 



COMMON is the old rose-colored Moss, which has been general- 

 ly cultivated in gardens. It grows well, blooms freely, is well 

 covered with moss, and is one of the best of the old varieties. 



CRIMSON is a very fine variety, which appeared accidentally 

 in the garden of a clergyman in England. Its habit is more lux- 

 uriant than the preceding, and there is more moss upon its branch, 

 leaf and calyx. Its form is cupped, and its color light crimson. 

 When on its own root, it is a good variety for pegging down in 

 beds or borders. 



CATHARINE DE WURTEMBURG is a new, large, globular rose, 

 blush-colored, and blooming in clusters. Its robust habit makes 

 it a desirable variety. 



CELINA is a dark crimson rose, of first-rate character and habit. 

 Its foliage is a dark, glossy green, and its large brilliant crimson 

 flowers are sometimes tinged with purple. 



CRIST AT A is a very singular and beautiful variety, said to 

 have been discovered in the crevice of a w r all at Priburg, in Switz- 

 erland. Rivers classes it with the Provence Roses, and when open 

 it is merely a variety of that rose ; but when in bud it is more 

 properly a moss, although its calyx is not covered with a fine 

 moss, but has more of a crested appearance. In a rich soil this 

 fringe-like crest most beautifully clasps and surmounts the bud, 

 and gives the rich Clusters a truly elegant appearance. Its form 

 is globular and its color rose. 



ECLATANTE is an excellent variety of very vigorous growth, 

 and brilliant rose-colored flowers. 



LANCEL is a compact, deep-reddish rose, of rather irregular 

 form when fully expanded. Its buds, however, are very beauti- 

 ful, and covered abundantly with bright green moss. 



LUXEMBOURG is a most excellent variety, of very luxuriant 

 growth. Its flower is cupped, and of a dark crimson color, tinged 

 with purple. It is, altogether, one of the very best of this class. 



PERPETUAL WHITE is not a true Perpetual, but, in moist sea- 

 sons and riph soil, will sometimes flower in the autumn. Its ex- 

 panded flower, like many of the best Moss Roses, is not good, but 

 its very pretty bud is produced in large clusters. 



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