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HISTORY AND CLASSIFICATION 



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and the likeness was soon considerably increased by 

 further hybridisation with the Tea Scented China. A 

 few of our H.P.s also show a cross with this group, of 

 which Boule de Neige is a good example. An account 

 of the habits of this class also will be found in Chap. 

 XII. 



The Mush Rose (R. moschata). — This species is said 

 to have been introduced to this country something like 

 300 years ago. It is a strong rambling grower, not 

 hardy, with late-blooming clusters of single flowers, 

 having a peculiar scent. It is a native of Persia and 

 is said to be the sort from which the celebrated 

 attar of Roses is manufactured in that country. The 

 only varieties of this group which are at all well 

 known are Madame d'Arblay and The Garland, strong 

 climbers, which are supposed to be hybrids between the 

 Musk Rose and some form of Rosa multiflora. 



The Polyantha Rose (R. multiflora). — The perpetual 

 forms of this group are of recent introduction, so much 

 so that the name is not even mentioned in the sixth 

 edition of Mr. Cranston's excellent book, published in 

 1877. The best are dwarf in growth, and the flowers 

 are very small, quite tiny, but often exquisite in colour 

 and shape, generally produced in clusters and masses, 

 and invaluable for some of the modern forms of bouquets. 

 Among the best known are Gloire des Polyantha, Anne 

 Marie de Montravel, and Perle d'Or, the last named and 

 one or two others having the true orange tint, only seen 

 elsewhere in William Allen Richardson. The majority 

 of the new varieties are no doubt hybrids with the 

 H.P.s and perhaps some other classes. They are always 

 in bloom, force well, and are sometimes used as edgings. 



A new departure has been made in this class by the 

 issue of Turner's Crimson Rambler, which gained the 



