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in flower, and rich in Moss ; of Moussue Presque 

 Partout, a singular variety, curiously mossed upon 

 its leaves and shoots ; and of Princess Alice, nearly 

 white, free-flowering, and much like Comtesse de 

 Murinais. But, as a rule, they soon deteriorate on 

 the Standard, and will grow more permanently 

 budded low on the seedling Brier.^ Celina and 

 White Bath I have not included in the preced- 

 ing list, never having grown them as standards ; 

 but they deserve attention — the first for its 

 exquisite crimson buds, the second as being our 

 only really white Moss-Rose, but of very delicate 

 habit. 



Of the Moss-Roses called Perpetual, and deserving 

 the name as autumnal bloomers, Madame Edouard 

 Ory and Salet are the only specimens which I 

 have grown successfully in my own garden, or 

 admired elsewhere. The former is of a carmine, 

 the latter of a light rose, tint. ' Little Gem,' a 

 miniature Moss-Rose, and a 'gem of purest ray 

 serene,' a ruby set with emeralds, having crimson 

 flowers surrounded by Moss, gleams brightly amid 

 the crown jewels of Her Majesty, the Queen of 

 Flowers. 



^ Mr, Prince of Oxford exhibited some vigorous examples of Baron 

 de Wassenaer and Eugene Guinnoisseau at the Rose-Show of the 

 National Society held in the Crystal Palace, 3rd July 1880. 



