. The century book of gardening; a comprehensive work for every lover of the garden. Gardening. ROSES AND ROSE GARDENS. 201 M jreau, and Little Gem make excellent pot plants grown in cool greenhouses. Moss Roses are preferable upon their own roots; failing this the Manetti is the best stock. The following are the best varieties in the three leading colours : Pink and blush : Common, the most beautilul of all in the bud, good as a Standard, and useful to form a low hedge ; Crested Moss, very quaint with its parsley- like wrapping round the blossi mis; Gloire des Mousseuses; Gracilis, extremely
. The century book of gardening; a comprehensive work for every lover of the garden. Gardening. ROSES AND ROSE GARDENS. 201 M jreau, and Little Gem make excellent pot plants grown in cool greenhouses. Moss Roses are preferable upon their own roots; failing this the Manetti is the best stock. The following are the best varieties in the three leading colours : Pink and blush : Common, the most beautilul of all in the bud, good as a Standard, and useful to form a low hedge ; Crested Moss, very quaint with its parsley- like wrapping round the blossi mis; Gloire des Mousseuses; Gracilis, extremely free ; Little Gem, an exquisite minia- ture Moss; Mme. William Paul, one of the best perpetual kinds. White : White Bath, exquisite in bud, and well mossed ; Blanche Moreau, paper white, with dark green mossy growth, very vigorous and free ; Comtesse de Murinais, immense panicles of blossom, very attractive, good as Standard or Pillar; Perpetual White Moss, very interesting and free growing—it often has pink flowers, with no mossy growth ; Peine Blanche, very clear white. Crimsonand purple : Baron de Wassanaer, the best climber, and a very good red variety ; Celina, rather small but pretty ; Lanei, well mossed ; Crimson Globe, grand (lowers as large exhibition Roses—it makes a good Standard ; fames Ycitch, a good perpetual kind, ol a purplish crimson colour; Mme. E. Ory, one of the best. In addition to the above there is a single variety named Muscosa japonica. It is beautifully mossed the entire length of the growths, and the young shoots are very pretty. Mllltiflora ROSC.—This is not a large class, although of late years one type, the Polvantha Rose, has become popular. The Multifloras proper are natives of Japan and China, and were introduced into England early in the century. as doubtless many were induced to plant it upon south walls, perhaps the worst place for it. It seems more adapted to the mixed border. Here upon a 12ft. iron stake it will give the greatest sati
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