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They're pruned only to keep the branches fresh, so that there aren't any bare ones at the 

 base. The moss cabbage rosebush is almost never grown from a seedling; they're obtained 

 by grafting on wild rosebushes. It's noteworthy that if tilling and pruning are neglected, 

 the nap covering the branches thins out and even disappears. The pompon cabbage 

 rosebush is easily propagated, but it must be provided with loose fertilized soil like that in 

 a kitchen garden. If left on its own it will degenerate. Several varieties are cultivated by 

 flower gardeners; the principal ones are the large pompon, the actual burgundy rose, and 

 the little pompon. 



KEY TO PLATES. 



Moss cabbage rosebush. 1 . Intact calyx. 

 Pompon cabbage rosebush. 1. Calyx and stamens. 



