THE CULTIVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF HOSES. 
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recognised. To follow the arrangement of a 
catalogue now before us,* we begin with the 
Provence Rose, Rosa cent/folia. . ■ 
"We recommend the amateur to select from 
the following dozen, and indeed he may safely 
take them all from the Provence family, as one 
of the best for showing: — 
Alphonse Maille, large, purplish red, cupped. 
Cristata,ov Crested 3loss,Y\ke the Cabbage- 
rose, but with singular calyx. 
Curled, a singularly formed veined rose. 
De Refines, a silvery blush colour, large. 
Duchesne, very large rose, considered fine. 
Rachel, very finely formed large perfect rose. 
Reine de Provence, pale lilac rose, large. 
Rochebardon, a very deep rose. 
Spotted, carmine rose, spotted white, good. 
Superb Striped Unique, white, striped pink. 
Sylvain, a brilliant rose, very fine. 
Triomphe cV Abbeville, light vivid crimson. 
This family has been greatly reduced in a 
late catalogue, by removing a number that 
were formerly included in it to the family 
called the Hybrid Provence ; and this affords 
an illustration of the extreme want of know- 
ledge, and absence of common prudence, in 
the original divisions. However, we must, at 
present, take things as they come, and de- 
scribe the Poses as they are offered to the 
public. 
Dwarf Provence Poses 
are a small family, and the only one worth 
growing, even among so large a selection as 
we are making, is Pom/pone de Bourgogne. 
Moss-roses, Rosa centifolia muscosa. 
Of these the following are the most distinct 
varieties : — 
Blush, a very fine double and distinct blush. 
Celena, large, crimson, with shining leaves. 
Eclatante, brilliant rose colour, and fine. 
French Crimson, very bright rose, double. 
Lancel, deep red rose, and very mossy. 
Lansezeur, fine deep crimson, veined. 
Malvina, fine lilac rose, very distinct. 
Moussue partout, leaves and calyx mossy. 
Moussue presque partout, leaves mossed. 
Prolifere, fine mottled rose, of large size. 
Prolific, dwarf moss-rose, distinct in habit. 
Unique de Provence, white, in clusters. 
White Rath, white, occasionally striped. 
Perpetual Red Moss, deep rose. 
There are many new Moss-roses, and the 
last-mentioned is rather new ; but all the 
others are of moderate price. 
French roses, Rosa Gallica. 
This family is by some growers divided into 
two sections ; the one containing self-coloured 
and shaded roses, the other variegated. As 
* Rivers's Rose Catalogue. 
this family contains nearly two hundred, some 
of the growers venture to lessen the difficulty 
of solution, by publishing a few worthy of 
patronage. Even the Pose Amateur's Guide, 
which contains select lists for amateurs to begin 
with, give them no less than sixty kinds. We 
must try to reduce this number, by recom- 
mending of the selfs and shaded kind — 
Agnodice, very large, compact, crimson. 
Beauteparfait,compact, brilliant rose colour. 
Boula de Nanteuil, crimson purple, large. 
Columella, very deep rose, margined blush. 
Grandissima, a superb brilliant crimson. 
Kean, a fine scarlet, very perfect. 
Mad. Bamoureau, compact, large, and deep. 
Nelly, a beautiful blush, tinged with fawn. 
Orpheline de Juillet, fine black crimson. 
Phedre, a very double and compact rose. 
Triomphe de Jaussens, crimson perfect rose. 
Wellington, a very fine crimson purple rose. 
Of these there are also many novelties, not 
yet tried by the public ; and, indeed, until a 
Pose has been in England two or three years, 
we know but little of its real character. 
For the striped or variegated kind, we 
should say — 
Aglae Adanson, rose, spotted with white. 
Bug de Bassano, red, marbled with white. 
Fontenelle, rose colour, spotted with red. 
Fornarina, deep rose, marbled with white. 
Lavoisier, spotted rose, foliage variegated. 
Madelon Friquet, rose, spotted with white. 
Modeste Guerin, rose, mottled with white. 
New Village Maid, red, striped with white. 
Village Maid, rosy lilac, striped with white. 
Quillet parfait, white, striped rose and red. 
Tricolor d' 'Orleans, red, with white stripes. 
Triomphe deBeaute, violet crimson, veined. 
General Bertrand, purple, shaded crimson. 
A great influx of these variegated Poses 
promises us some additional beauties, but not 
one in twenty are so good as we already pos- 
sess ; a visit to the Pose nurseries and shows 
will be the most judicious mode of settling 
their claims to notice. 
Hybrid Provence Roses. 
Seedling varieties, supposed to be between 
the French and Provence : — 
Blanchefleur, French white, very beautiful. 
Christine de Pisan, pink, beautifully spotted. 
Cleopatra, very handsome pale flesh colour. 
Buchesse d! Orleans, blush rose, pink centre. 
Fmerance, pale lemon colour, perfect. 
Enchanter esse, superb deep rose, perfect, 
Id Ingenue, white rose, with buff centre. 
Laura, superb rosy blush, very perfect. 
La Ville de Londres, large bright rose. 
La Volupte, fine perfect deep rose colour. 
Mrs. Rivers, pale flesh colour, very fine. 
Semilasso, large, perfect, deep-red spotted. 
These descriptions must be taken as com- 
