to be no other grace which could be supplied. Presently, 
however, he hurried away to the woods, and there gathered 
a great handful of moss, which he brought back and tucked 
carefully around the petals of the Rose, and thus the Moss 
Rose came into being. 
The Hybrid Perpetuals, as the name implies, were pro- 
duced by hybridizing ; but, nevertheless, the name is some- 
thing of a misnomer, for the members of this class do not 
blossom the whole season through. There is a great burst 
of bloom in June, followed by a second, although some- 
what smaller show, in August or September, with a few 
scattering flowers between. 
The Tea Roses are exquisite, as every one who is 
familiar with the Bride and Bridesmaid varieties, so com- 
» monly grown in the greenhouses, 
knows, besides being persistent bloom- 
ers. The Teas, however, are not 
hardy in the North; and so the Hybrid 
Teas, which were produced by uniting 
the Hybrid Per- 
petuals and Teas, 
form a type 
which makes it 
possible for the 
amateur to have 
an uninterrupted 
succession of blossoms 
throughout the season. 
By making a careful 
selection of Hybrid 
Perpetuals and Hybrid 
Teas, the amateur can 
be sure of at least six 
months of the year 
La Fiance Roie when he will not be 
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