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Provence Roses. 
The Provence, Damask, and Moss Roses require fairly close pruning, the strongest shoots may 
be left the longest, generous cultivation is necessary to grow these to perfection. 
Dwarf. 
Name. Description. 
Habit of 
Growth. 
9 d. 
Burgundy, pale purplish pink, rosette shaped 
dwarf. 
9 d. 
Cabbage or Common (1596), rosy pink, most fragrant 
vig. 
9 d. 
Celestial , light blush, bluish foliage 
vig. 
9 d. 
Crested, rosy pink, pale edges .. 
vig. 
9 d. 
De Meaux, rosy lilac ; very small and full 
dwarf. 
9 d. 
Maiden’s Blush, light blush; very pretty 
vig. 
gd. 
Spong, pale rose, small and double 
dwarf 
9 d. 
White or Unique ( Grimwood , 1777), white; a beautiful bud 
vig. 
9 d. 
White de Meaux, rosette shaped, white, slightly tinted 
dwarf. 
Moss Roses. 
For Pruning see Provence Roses. 
Dwarf. 
Name. Description. 
Habitof 
Growth. 
9 d. 
Baron de Wassenaer (F. Verdier, 1854), light crimson, flowering in clusters, 
cupped form 
vig. 
9 d. 
Blanche Moreau ( Moreau & Robert, 1880), pure white, good size, very 
well 
■ mossed .. 
• . 
vig. 
9 d. 
Celina {Hardy, 1855), rich crimson, shaded with purple ; very free flowering ; 
a good dark moss 
vig. 
9 d. 
Common (1596), pale rose, large and full, good form; much esteemed 
vig. 
9 d. 
Comtesse de Murinais ( Vibert , 1843), white, large and double ; very 
free 
. 
flowering .. 
vig. 
9 d - 
Crested ( Vibert , 1827), rosy pink, paler edges, well mossed; very pretty 
vig. 
9 d 
Gloire de Mousseuses ( Robert t 1852), rosy blush ; very large and full 
vig. 
9 d. 
Laneii ( Laffay , 1846), rosy crimson, tinted with purple ; large flowers. . 
vig. 
qd. 
Little Gem (W. Paul & Son, 1880), crimson, a miniature rosette shaped, 
beautifully mossed variety 
mod. 
9 d. 
Perpetual White, blooming in clusters ; very mossy 
vig. 
9 d. 
Salet ( Lacharme, 1854), light rose, blush edges; very free bloomer .. 
vig 
9 d. 
White Bath ( Salter , 1810), pure white, very beautiful; best in the bud form 
vig. 
Prices of Roses, our selection, see page 1. 
