Madame Plantier Rose 'Smith's Parish' taunts us with

'Smith's Parish' taunts us with delightfully small semi-double cupped blooms of either pure white

Regarded as the only white China rose

sandy soils

three-inch

Madame Plantier Rose 'Smith's Parish' taunts us with1835 4 to 6 feet Thought to be the product of an Alba rose crossed with R. moschata, Mme. Plantier is a perfect subject for the white garden. The flat, very double blooms are borne in clusters on a spreading, bushy plant all through the spring. The clusters of medium sized, double, white flowers have a green eye, with outer petals that reflex back in a most attractive manner. Alba roses do best if pruned back a little to encourage bushy growth, and