THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
July 7. 
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but such extreme cases will seldom, if ever, occur, if due 
attention is paid at the time of potting to leave space 
enough to hold water. The cultivator may, by ex¬ 
perience, learn when the ball of earth in the pots is in a 
proper condition of moisture by sound, that is, by strik¬ 
ing the outside of the pot with his knuckles: il the 
sound is dense or heavy, the soil is moist; but if sharp, 
it is dry. Again, we may judge the same point by 
lifting up the pot. If it is heavy, the soil is moist, and 
i vice versa. Many of my customers ask, “How often 
should the plant I have bought bo watered—every 
day?” No, is my reply; you must only water it when 
it is dry, on the same principle that you feed your horse 
only when he is hungry. 
All this about watering! Is all this attention neces¬ 
sary? Certainly it is, and experience alone must guide 
you. It is not the pouring a quantity of water over 
your plants that will do them good ; it is the right ap¬ 
plication of it, at the right time, in right quantities, that 
will cause your plants to thrive; and proper attention 
to soil and potting will give you power over this point 
of watering. T. Appleby. 
(Tu be continued.') 
ROSE CLASSIFICATION. 
A correspondent wishes for information about the 
classes of Roses; the characteristics of each class; with 
a few examples. As the information will, no doubt, be 
useful to many of our readers, I shall take the oppor¬ 
tunity of giving a description of each class, so that any 
one may know whether any particular Rose is a Gallic 
or French Rose, a Provence, an Ayrshire, or a Perpetual, 
together with a few names illustrative of each class. 
j Summer Roses, Flowering in May, June, and July, j 
Class 1 .— Rosa Galliea, the French or Common Garden 
Rose. —This class may be distinguished by a stiff, up- I 
right growth; by blooming in summer only, all the j 
bloom being over by the middle or end of July. They 
will grow in any soil, but their beauty is greatly 
increased by good cultivation. The iiowers are remark¬ 
able for their brilliant colours, perfect outline, and 
regularly disposed petals; hence they are well adapted 
for exhibition as cut Roses. Examples are— 
Celestine, pale rose; superb and full. 
Grandissimci, purplish-rose; very large and full. 
IJAmethyste, dark crimson; large and full. 
(Fillet Parfait, pure white, with broad stripes of ' 
! crimson ; beautiful, aud very double. 
Village Maid , white, with broad stripes of purple; I 
largo, and very double. 
William Tell, bright rose; edges blush ; superb. 
Class 2.— Rosa eentifolia, Provence, or the 100 petaled 1 
Rose. —Distinguished from the preceding by their globu- j 
lar-formcd flowers, their delicious fragrance, and more | 
slender habit of growth. There is a small section of! 
this class, named Pompon Roses, of a more dwarf, com- j 
pact growth, and small double flowers, suitable for I 
edgings of large rosaries, or small beds, or for forcing, j 
Examples are:— 
Cabbage, or Common Provence, a well-known favourite 
Rose. 
Delices de Flandre, light pink ; very large and double. 
Unique, pure white ; large and full. 
Vihnorin, bright flesh-colour; very double. 
Pompon, or Miniature Provence. 
Dwarf Burgundy, deep rose; very small and double. 
De Meaux, rosy-lilac. 
Spong, pale rose ; small, and very double. 
Class 3.— Rosa eentifolia muscosa, Moss Rose. —This 
is a very distinct class, well known by their calices 
being much divided, so at to have a mossy appearance. 
This fringe is a great addition to their beauty, especially 
just when the bud begins to expand, showing the beau¬ 
tiful colour enclosed in a mossy green cup. There are 
The old Common Moss, said to be originated accident¬ 
ally from the Provence Rose. From it all the varieties 
retaining the mossy character have been raised. 
Celina, rich crimson, shaded with purple; very large. 
Land, rosy-crimson, tinted with purple. 
White Batli, paper-white ; large and full. 
Class 4. — Rosa Damascena, or Damask Rose. —This 
class may bo known by its rough, spiny shoots and 
leathery leaves; also the shoots and leaves are of a very - 
light green, contrasting beautifully with the dark leaved 
Bourbons and Perpetuals. The flowers of some varieties 
in this class are of a pink hue, suffused with salmon, 
rendering them exceedingly beautiful. It is the hardiest 
of all Roses. Examples are :— 
Bachelier, vivid salmon pink; beautiful and lull. 
Leda, blush, edged with cherry; large and full. 
Madam Hardy, pure white ; beautiful, large, and full. 
Madame Soetman, creamy-white, shaded with buff; 
large and full. 
Class 5. — Alba Roses, and their Hybrids. —A small 
class, but from its extreme delicacy of colouring very 
valuable. Its principal character consists in the shoots 
being almost spineless, and the leaves in many varieties 
being of a milky-green hue. The examples are:— 
Blush Hip), delicate blush ; beautiful in bud; full. 
Due de Luxembourg, soft ; lilac blush, tinted with 
rose ; very beautiful, large, and double. 
Madame Legras, pure white, centre sometimes cream ; 
a beautiful rose, large and full. 
Sophie Marcilly, blush, centre rose ; exquisite in the 
bud. 
Class 0.— Hybrid Provence. —The Roses in this class 
partake largely of the R. Galliea class, though some are 
more decidedly of the Provence breed ; partakiug of the 
character of both, they are difficult to describe, the only 
distinction being that of moderate growth. They are 
excellent exhibition Roses, especially in pots. The 
examples are:— 
Aspasia, beautiful flesh, changing to blush ; fine 
form; full. 
Blanchejleur, white, slightly tinged with flesh; 
beautiful profuse bloomer; large and full. 
Garibaldi, bright crimson; large and double. 
La Vestale, white ; fine form ; very double. 
La Volupte, bright rose petals, beautifully arranged ; 
large and full. 
Class 7. — Hybrids of Chinese, Bourbon, and Noisette. 
—Here we have an assemblage of Roses of various 
characters. To know them, the habits of their parents 
should be studied; they are the produce of hybridization 
between the Galliea and Centifolia and the classes 
indicated above. The hybrids of China are the most j 
numerous. The hybrids of the Noisette are remarkable 
lor the large trusses of flowers they produce. The 
examples are:— 
Hybrids, in which the Chinese character predomi¬ 
nates. 
Aurora, crimson, shaded with violet; beautiful, large, 
aud double. 
Beauty of Billiard, vivid scarlet; rather small, but 
very double. 
Chenedole, light vivid crimson, exquisite in colour; 
very large and double. 
Fulgens, deep rich crimson; superb ; large, and full. 
Velours Episcopal, violet-purple ; large and full. 
Hybrids in which the Bourbon character predomi¬ 
nates— 
Charles Duval, deep pink; beautiful, large, and full. 
