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stalks and stems, are productive of the mossy excrescence. 

 De La Fleche is the nearest approach to a Scarlet 3Ioss. 

 There are other Moss Eoses of the same type, but these 

 are among the best. 



Another set of Moss Eoses have more semi-double 

 flowers, a more rampant growth, a tendency to flower 

 twice during the summer, and to produce their bloom 

 in numerous clusters. They are likewise well covered 

 with moss, and are more beautiful in the bud than 

 when full-blown. They have hardly a right to the 

 title "Perpetual," although the Perpetual White Moss 

 and the Perpetuelle Mauget (bright rose and hand- 

 some, raised from the Crimson Perpetual) figure on the 

 lists. Good mosses of the same character as these, with- 

 out any pretensions to perpetuity, are The Luxembourg, 

 deep crimson, of vigorous growth • Ccelina or Selina, like 

 the preceding, but darker in tint ; and Comtesse de Noe\ 

 bright crimson and purple, of good form and vigorous 

 growth, with handsome dark-green foliage. The moss roses 

 are budded as easily as others ; only the spines and moss 

 on the bark in the immediate neighbourhood of the bud, 

 must be rubbed off by gentle side strokes, while the 

 cutting from which they are taken is still fresh, and just 

 before the operation is performed. They require a well- 

 drained, deep, rich loam, which, at the same time, is never 

 subject to drought and scalding, with plenty of sun and 

 air. Under such conditions, the robuster varieties will 

 luxuriate vigorously. Mr. Paul describes a pillar of the 

 old Eed Moss attaining a height of fifteen feet, and 

 although not well furnished with branches the whole 

 height, some of the shoots of the previous year's growth 

 were above six feet long, and the main stems had swelled 

 to a considerable size. It is true that such gigantic 

 stature is above the average, and is owing to the com- 

 bined effects of soil, situation, age, and the fostering care 

 of the cultivator; still, quite within the attainment of 

 ordinary gardeners is a collection ot Moss Eoses, formed 

 into pillars varying in height from six to eight feet. The 

 above-mentioned kinds afford sufficient materials for ac- 

 complishing the purpose. 



