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merits, and not on the characteristics of an imaginary 
class. 
“3, Musk, known by its rather rougher foliage. 
“4, Macartney, known by its very rich, glossy foliage, 
almost evergreen. 
“5, Microphylla, easily distinguished by its peculiar 
foliage and straggling habit. , 
“The third general head we divide into five classes : 
“1, Garden Roses.—This includes all the present French, 
Provence, Hybrid Provence, Hybrid China, Hybrid Bour- 
bon, White, and Damask Roses, many of which, under 
the old arrangement, differ more from others in their own 
class than from many in another class. 
“9, Moss Roses, all of which are easily distinguished. 
“3, Brier Roses, which will include the Sweet Brier, 
Hybrid Sweet Brier, and Austrian Brier. 
“4. The Scotch Rose. 
“5, Climbing Rose ; which are again divided into all 
the distinctive subdivisions.” 
ROSES THAT BLOOM DURING THE WHOLE SEASON. 
Remontant Roses —“ The term Remontant,” says Mr. 
Parsons, “signifying, literally, to grow again, we have 
chosen to designate this class of Roses, there being no 
word in our language equally expressive. They were 
formerly called Damask and Hybrid Perpetuals, but are 
distinguished by their peculiarity of distinct and separate 
periods of bloom. They bloom with the other Roses in 
early summer, then cease for a while, then make a fresh 
bloom, and thus through the summer and autumn, differ- 
ing entirely from the Bourbon and Bengal Roses, which 
grow and bloom continually through the summer.” This 
class of Roses require longer time to establish themselves 
from layers than any others, as they are not often fit to 
detach from the old plant till the second year. Budding 
