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passers-by (with smaller gardens and education) 
showed the universal acknowledgment of the perfec- 
tion of these Roses. These people thought the 
name was Morse Roses and always thus termed 
them, fancying they were named for the family for 
whom the flowers bloomed in such beauty and 
number. 
Among the other Roses named by my cousin I 
recall the White Scotch Rose, sometimes called also 
the Burnet-leaved Rose. It was very fragrant, and 
was often chosen for a Sunday posy. There were 
both single and double varieties. 
The Blush Rose ( Rosa alba), known also as 
Maiden’s blush, was much esteemed for its exquisite 
color; it could be distinguished readily by the 
glaucous hue of the foliage, which always looked 
like the leaves of artificial roses. It was easily 
blighted ; and indeed we must acknowledge that few • 
of the old Roses were as certain as their sturdy 
descendants. 
The Damask Rose was the only one ever used in 
careful families and by careful housekeepers for mak- 
ing rose-water. There was a Velvet Rose, darker 
than the Damask and low-growing, evidently the 
same Rose. Both showed plentiful yellow stamens 
in the centres, and had exquisite rich dark leaves. 
The old Black R ose of The Rosery was so suf- 
fused with color-principle, so “ color-flushing,” that 
even the wood had black and dark red streaks. Its 
petals were purple-black. 
The Burgundy Rose was of the Cabbage Rose 
family ; its flowers were very small, scarce an inch in 
