POPULAR GARDEN PLANTS. 



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very odoriferous, are largely grown in the Levant for 

 making rose-water. All the varieties are perfectly hardy 

 and deliciously fragrant, mostly of moderate or dwarf 

 habit of growth, requiring rich soil, to be rather closely 

 pruned, and all should be grown upon their own roots. 

 Amongst the best varieties of this group are : — 



Common or Cabbage. Large, rosy-pink; vigorous. 



Cristata or Crested. Rose; calyx fringed, giving the 

 buds a crested appearance. 



Reine de Provence. Large, lilac-blush; vigorous. 



Striped Unique. White, striped with lake, but apt to 

 lose its striped character if planted in rich soil. 



Unique, syn. White Provence. Pure- white; flowers large 

 and full. 



Miniature Provence, or Pompon Poses, being of very 

 low growth, are frequently planted as edgings to beds, or 

 in small beds by themselves, and for pots. 



De Meaux (Pompon). Posy-pink and lilac, a beautiful 

 little Pose. 



DvMrf Burgundy. Very small, pale purplish-pink. 



Little Gem. Crimson, very mossy. 



Oeiilet. Rosy-pink, fringed. 



Spong. Small, pale rosy-lilac. 



White Burgundy. White, shaded pink. 



Moss Roses. — Supposed to have originated as a sport 

 from R. centifolia in 1596. In confirmation of this sup- 

 position, we often find the flowers of the Cabbage or 



Fig. 619.— Rosa Gallica. 



Provence Pose with the calyx heavily clothed with moss. 

 Moss Poses are best upon their own roots ; and they 

 should have a rich soil in, if possible, a warm south-west 

 aspect. They may be more severely pruned than other 

 Poses of similar vigour. 



Alice Leroy. Lilac, shaded with rose; vigorous. 



Angelique Quetier. Posy-lilac; vigorous. 



Baronne de Wassenaer. Bright-red ; in clusters ; vigorous. 



Captain Ingram. Dark velvety-purple. 



Celina. Rosy-crimson, shaded purple; moderate grower. 



Common or Old Crested. Pale-rose; vigorous, first-rate. 



Comtesse de Murinais. White, large and double. 



Cristata. A crested form of the common Moss. 



Gloire des Mousseux. Very large, blush. 



John Cranston. Crimson and purple, medium, vigorous. 



Lanei. Rosy-crimson; vigorous. 



Madame Edouard Ory. Deep rosy-carmine, vigorous, 

 and a perpetual bloomer. 



Muscosa japonica. Crimson ; leaves, calyx, and stem 

 mossed. 



Nuits d 'Young. Blackish -crimson; moderate habit. 



Princess Alice. Blush, pink centre; vigorous. 



Princesse Adelaide. Pale-rose; vigorous. 



Quatre Saisons Blanche. White, in clusters, vigorous. 



Salet. Bright -pink, perpetual. 



Soupert et Notting. Deep-pink, large and globular, 

 perpetual bloomer. 



Unique. Pure-white, large and full. 



White Bath. White, one of the best. 



Zenobia. Satiny-pink, large; good for pot-culture. 



Damask (Rosa Damascena) and French (R. Gallica, 

 fig. 619) Roses. — These so closely approach one another 

 that we may class them together. They are hardy, ex- 

 ceedingly sweet-scented and free-flowering. The old Red 

 Damask is a self-red form of Rosa Mundi ; the latter 

 with Village Maid often being confused with the true 

 form of York and Lancaster. They will grow in any 

 garden soil ; at the same time they respond to generous 

 treatment. The best varieties are: — 



Adele Prevost. Blush -white. 



Boula de Nanteuil. Crimson-purple. 



Commandant Beaurepairc. Bright -pink, striped with 

 purple, violet, and white. 



Duchess of Bucclcuch. Dark-rose, blush margin. 



Madame Hardy. Large, white; vigorous. 



Rosa Mundi. Red, striped white, occasionally all 

 red. 



Village Maid. White, striped with dull-red. 



York and Lancaster. Pale-flesh, striped with purple. 



Alba Roses. — Obtained from R. alba, whose glossy 

 leafage is characteristic of the group. 

 Blanche Belgique. Free, white. 

 Celestial. Light -blush; attractive bluish foliage. 



