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MOSS ROSES. 
The exquisite buds and delightful fragrance of these roses command many admirers and 
deservedly so, for what can better represent art in nature than a Moss Rose? We do not 
recommend severe pruning for this section. 
Dwfs. NAME. DESCRIPTION. Growth! 
-/9 Angelique Quetier .colour pale lilac rose, free blooming, and well mossed vig. 
- 9 Baron de Wassenaer .bright red flowers ; produced in clusters. 
-/9 Blanche Moreau .pure white ; pointed bud ; prettily mossed ; the 
best white. 
-/9 Common Moss (1596),.pale rose; extremely free blooming; well mossed, 
very fragrant.. . 
•/9 Crested Moss ( Vibert , 1827), rosy pink, paler edges; well mossed; a large 
flower ; very fragrant.. 
-I9 Eugene Yerdier ( E. Verdier, 1873), a peculiar mixture of red and vermilion ; 
large and double, pretty buds, well mossed. 
-/ 9 Henryi Martin .flowers deep red ; well mossed ; free blooming. 
-/9 Mousseline .colour rosy white changing to pure white; a 
charming variety . 
-/9 Reine Blanche ( Robert , 1858), pure white ; well mossed ; very free . 
-/9 Salet ( Lacharme , 1854), colour bright rose, blush edges; large, full blooms 
- 1 9 White Bath ( Salter , 1810), pure white; blooming in clusters.. 
-/9 Zenobia ( W. Paul and Son, 1892), satin pink ; very pleasing ; large, full, and 
globular form ; very fragrant; buds well mossed ... ,, 
SUMMER, PROVENCE, AND OTHER ROSES. 
Flowering from May to August, and require very little pruning. 
-/9 Celestial (Provence), light blush colour ; strong grower and free bloomer. vig. 
-/9 Commandant Beaurepaire (Damask) (Moreau Robert , 1875), colour bright rose, 
striped with violet and white. 
-/9 Crimson Damask—(see Red Damask) . .;. ” 
-/9 Lady Curzon ( Turner, iqo2), large single pink flower, very beautiful... 
-/9 Lady Sarah Wilson ( Turner , 1902), semi-double, creamy blush flower ; a seed¬ 
ling from R. Macrantha, charming . . 
- 1 9 Lady White (Turner, 1902), semi-double white, tinted with pink, petals large 
and smooth, very free flowering ; a seedling from 
R. Macrantha, exquisite . 
-/9 Maiden’s Blush (Provence) (in Kew 1797), flesh, with darker centre ; flat, very 
free flowering, and lovely perfume .. 
1/- Muscosa Japonica, colour rich crimson, buds heavily mossed .. . . ” 
-/9 Perle des Panaches (Vibert, 1845), flowers white, striped with lilac ; a most 
beautiful variety of the striped roses . 
"/'9 Red Damask (Galhca) from this self-coloured Gallica rose came Rosa Mundi and 
other striped varieties, the perfume from them is 
sweet and powerful. 
-/9 Red Provence or Cabbage Rose, deep rose ; large open flower, most fragrant 
and beautiful. 
-/9 Rosa Mundi (Gallica), red, striped with white ; large flowers, very freely 
produced. This is often confused with the York 
and Lancaster . . 
'/9 Tuscany.deep red ; a free and continuous bloomer, and very 
strong grower, makes a fine bold bush. „ 
" 9 White Provence (Grimwood, 1777), pure white ; delightfully pretty in the bud, 
which is well mossed..... 
“/'9 York and Lancaster, (damask), pale flesh or white, striped with bright carmine ; 
large semi-double flowers... 
For sorts we specially recommend for general cultivation see page 4. 
