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FLOWERS: in May and June. 



RANGE: Its country of origin is unknown. Miller says it's been under cultivation 

 only since 1727. 



The POMPON CABBAGE ROSEBUSH, Rosa burgundiaca, Desf., has small double 

 flowers. The lower leaves have five leaflets, and the upper ones three. The ovaries are 

 hairy; the stems have straight thorns. 



FLOWERS: in June. 



RANGE: the vicinity of Dijon, where it was discovered in 1735 by a gardener 

 cutting wood on a mountain outside the town. 



USES. The cabbage rosebush is a beautiful sight growing as a bush in a garden. 

 But it still can be trimmed and shaped in different ways. Around Paris it's cultivated on a 

 large scale for medical purposes and for the perfume industry. The petals, dried before 

 the flowers are open, are used for poultices, compresses, and as vulneraries, astringents, 

 and tonics. A number of preparations are made from roses, such as preserves, honey and 

 rose vinegar. The species used most in medicine is the French rose, already discussed in 

 this work. 



The moss cabbage rosebush seems to be even more appropriate than the one 

 above for decorating flower beds. The fuzz that appears with the flowers gives them a 

 picturesque veneer. When touched it imparts a sweet scent to the fingers. 



CULTIVATION. Generally speaking, rosebushes prefer coolness and shade. They 

 can be propagated from seeds to obtain new varieties, but a number of them don't 

 produce any. Since the seeds normally don't come up until the second year, it's better to 

 propagate the finer ones by grafting to enjoy them sooner. Only bud shield grafts are 

 used. Cabbage rosebushes are propagated easily from root suckers. 



