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not named among the Hardy class. They are all tender and must be removed to the 
house during the winter, although the Hybrid Teas can be left in the ground if they 
are protected by a covering of straw, leaves, evergreen boughs, or something of that kind. 
They do well in the garden during the summer, and if planted in good soil most of the 
varieties will bloom continually. The Climbing roses are all hardy and should be planted out 
of doors. They bloom profusely in June, and some varieties show an occasional blossom 
during the summer and fall. They are valuable for covering trellises, porches, rocks, etc. 
All of the Moss roses are extremely hardy; most of them are very fragrant; they are excel- 
lent June bloomers, and some varieties bloom occasionally during the summer and autumn. 
The distinctive feature of the class is the "mossy" covering of the green outer leaves of 
the bud, which gives them an exquisite beauty to be found in no other rose. 
The Hardy sorts we designate by an H; the Tender varieties by a T; the Climbers by 
a C; and the Mosses by an M. 
Agrippina. — (T.) — Dark crimson; good shape; fragrant; constant bloomer. 
Alfred Colomh. — (H.) — Intense carmine crimson; large; fine form; extremely fra- 
grant; profuse autumn bloomer; free grower; in all respects a fine rose. 
/Etna. — (M.) — Bright crimson, shaded with purple; very mossy; delightful fragrance 
very large; full form; one of the best. 
Anna de Diesbach. — (H.) — -Rosy carmine; large; very fragrant; good autumn 
bloomer; vigorous grower; one of the very best. 
Abel Grand. — (H.) — Silvery rose; large; full; fragrant; blooms well in the autumn; 
free grower. 
Anna Maria. — (C.) — Pink; blooms in clusters; good climber; strong grower; ex- 
tremely hardy. 
Baltimore Belle. — (C.) — White, with blush centre; full and double; blooms in 
clusters; slightly fragrant; rapid grower; one of the hardiest and best climbers. 
Baron Prevost. — (H.) — Brilliant rose; large and full; extremely fragrant; free 
autumn bloomer; vigorous grower; one of the best old sorts. 
Bon Silene. — (T.) — Purplish carmine; unusually fragrant; constant bloomer; good. 
Baroness Rothschild — (H.) — Light pink; fine form; large; a good autumn 
bloomer; a famous sort. 
Blanche Robert. — (M.) — White; elegantform; great bloomer; strong grower; extra 
hardy; new, and gives promise of becoming immensely popular. 
Cornelia Cook. — (T. ) — White, with lemon centre; large ; fragrant; constant bloomer. 
Caroline de Sansal. — (H.) — Flesh color; large; full; very fragrant; vigorous grower. 
Climbing Jules Margottin. — (C.) — Light carmine; fine buds; free bloomer; fra- 
grant; new. 
Climbing Victor Verdier. — (C. ) — Brilliant carmine; very fragrant; vigorous; hardy. 
Countess of Oxford. — (H.) — Carmine; large and full; fine buds; blooms freely 
in the autumn. 
