CHAP. IX.] 
ROSES, 
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not florists arranged them in about twenty 
general divisions. One of the principal 
of these contains the cabbage-roses and 
their beautiful descendants, the moss-roses, 
of which last there are more than twenty 
kinds, some of -which are very striking, and 
particularly the dark crimson moss-rose, 
generally called the Rouge de Luxembourg, 
and the white moss, though the latter is 
rather too delicate for a town garden. The 
crested moss is also a curious variety, and it 
is said to have been found growing out of an 
old wall in Switzerland. All the kinds of 
moss-roses should be planted in warm dry 
situations, and in March a little manure 
should be laid on the surface of the soil 
round their roots. Should the season prove 
dry, the plants should be frequently watered, 
and the result will be a brilliant display of 
flowers. There are twenty-five or thirty 
other kinds of cabbage or Provence roses, all 
of which are very fragrant, and indeed they 
are the kinds used for making rose-water, 
&c.; they are all quite hardy, and require 
no particular culture. 
The autumn-flowering or perpetual roses 
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