ROSE, with egg-shaped seed-buds; empalement, peduncles, and
petioles, glandulously viscous; leaflets of an oval shape, villose
beneath, with small viscous glands on their edges; spines of the
branches numerous, and straight.
To the industry of Mr. Shailler, Nurseryman, of Little Chelsea, we are
indebted for this delicate new Moss Rose; an acknowledged production
between the Moss and White Province, or Rose Unique, and which is
certainly a valuable addition to this lovely tribe. It evidently bears
the compound characters of both plants, with a foliage very distinct
from either of them; yet it cannot be deemed perfectly a white flower,
since a delicate pale blush pervades the centre of the blossom: this,
however, we regard as no diminution of its beauty, and probably not a
permanent character, but owing to a tender habit, which time and culture
may remove, when it becomes more abundant.
At present it is a very scarce Rose, and requires a sheltered situation.
The soil in which most Roses thrive best is a light, sandy soil. Some
grow very luxuriant in a stony or gravelly situation. This succeeds
better with a considerable portion of rich bog earth.
[Illustration]
ROSA muscosa, _variegata_.
_Striped Moss Rose._