ALBAS

These flower in early summer and are perfumed and resistant to disease – they are upright and vigorous plants.  
Alba Maxima, Alba Semi-plena, Celestial, Felicite Parmentier, Konigin von Danemarck, Mme. Legras de St. Germain, Maiden’s Blush, Pompon Blanc Parfait, R. alba.

BOURBONS

There are both shrub and climbing forms and they are repeat-flowering, vary in colour and growth habit.
Boule de Neige, Kathleen Harrop, Mme. Isaac Pereire, Souvenir de la Malmaison, Bourbon Queen, La Reine Victoria, Mme. Pierre Oger, Variegata di Bologna, Honorine de Brabant, Louise Odier, Rose Edouard, Zephirine Drouhin.

DAMASKS

These roses are healthy and have a distinct Damask perfume and some are remontant.
Belle Amour, Botzaris, Celsiana, La Ville de Bruxelles, Marie Louise, Ispahan, Kazanlik, Leda, Madamme Hardy, Mme. Plantier, Omar Khayyam, Quatre Saisons, York and Lancaster, Quatre Saisons Blanc Mousseux.

CENTIFOLIAS

These roses are lax, open shrubs with many thorns and coarse leaves. Flowers are generally large, globular and very fragrant.
R. centifolia, Fantin Latour, Chapeau de Napoleon, R. centifolia muscosa, R. centifolia Bullata, “Village Maid”, Rose de Meaux, Petite de Hollande, Juno.

GALLICAS

These are compact plants with ample foliage and can be single or very double.
Agathe Incarnata, Anais Segalas, Assemblage des Beautes, Belle de Crecy, Belle Isis, Camaieux, Cardinal de Richelieu, Complicata, Empress Josephine, James Mason, La Belle Sultane, President de Seze, R. gallica, Sissinghurst Castle, Surpasse Tout, Tuscany Superb.

MOSSES

These have buds and/or stems covered with moss, and vary in colour and height.
Baron de Wassenaer, R. centifolia cristata (Chapeau de Napoleon), General Kleber, James Mitchell, Mme. de La Roche Lambert, Mme. Louis Leveque, Nuits de Young, Quatre Saisons Blanc Mousseux, Salet, R. centifolia muscosa.

PORTLANDS

These are continuous or repeat flowering.  They can be used for mass bedding or hedging.
Arthur de Sansal, Comte de Chambord, Jacques Cartier, Rose de Rescht.