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varieties of the blush tea scented Rose, (Rosa ludica odorata) 
and of Rosa ochroleuca, or the yellow China Rose. They are 
more delicate than the common China Roses, as to cold in Win- 
ter, and also in their flowers, as they seem to require the warm 
dewy nights of August and September to bring them to per- 
fection. In hot weather, in June and July they are very fleeting, 
as their flowers are large and of a delicate texture, soon fading 
in sunny weather. They require careful cultivation, and must 
have a raised border against a south, south-east, or west wall. 
This border should be a compost of rotten manure, or leaves, 
light loam and sand, equal parts, and raised about eighteen 
inches above the surface. When grown as low Standards, they 
are surpassingly beautiful ; but they should be taken up in No- 
vember, and their roots laid in mould, in a shed, as our sharp 
winters would injure them, so as to prevent their blooming in 
perfection if left exposed. 
130 Moss Roses. Mr. Rivers publishes a List of twenty-four va- 
rieties of Moss Roses, and says, one step further towards a dark 
crimson Moss is made in the “ Rouge de Luxembourg,” which 
is very beautiful, and a most luxuriant grower. Most of the 
varieties prefer a cool soil, though Mossy de Meaux is perhaps 
an exception, as it seems to flourish better in light dry soils. 
The White Moss unless budded on the dog Rose, (Rosa canina) 
will not in general grow well; its sickly appearance in some 
situations may be often traced to its being worked on some im- 
proper stock. If on its own roots in rich soils, it will often 
change to pale blush. All are well adapted for Standards; but 
to have them in perfection in warm dry situations, in IMarch, 
put round each stem, on the surface of the soil, the fourth of a 
barrowful of manure; on this, place flints or moss, to take of its 
unsightly appearance, and make a little ornamental mound. 
This treatment will keep the soil cool, and make them bloom 
in a most superior manner, even in situations previously thought 
to be most ungeuial to their culture. The manure should be 
spread on the surface in November, and lightly forked in. We 
should add that the List of Roses published by Messrs. Rivers 
and Son, of Sawbridgeworth, Herts, is by far the most com- 
plete and best digested which has come under our notice. The 
Roses are classed in a popular method, and the colour, form, 
and character of the flow er of each is mentioned. 
