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Page vi
... autumn , which will always be sent by post on a paid application , I flatter myself this seeming omission will be excused . Instructions for budding , grafting , and other modes of propagating roses are given in every gardening book ; I ...
... autumn , which will always be sent by post on a paid application , I flatter myself this seeming omission will be excused . Instructions for budding , grafting , and other modes of propagating roses are given in every gardening book ; I ...
Page 38
... autumn , and give a long , but not a secondary series of flowers . Some of these hybrid China roses produce seed abun- dantly , which is rather a remarkable feature , as so few hybrid plants are fertile . Hybrids produced from the ...
... autumn , and give a long , but not a secondary series of flowers . Some of these hybrid China roses produce seed abun- dantly , which is rather a remarkable feature , as so few hybrid plants are fertile . Hybrids produced from the ...
Page 44
... autumn I removed it to a pet situation . It did not bloom in perfection the season after removal , but , when established , it completely eclipsed all the dark roses known , and the plant was so vigorous that it made shoots more than ...
... autumn I removed it to a pet situation . It did not bloom in perfection the season after removal , but , when established , it completely eclipsed all the dark roses known , and the plant was so vigorous that it made shoots more than ...
Page 75
... autumn , pot some of the strongest plants , and , late in spring , force them with a gentle heat , giving plenty of air . By this method the dry and warm climate of Florence and Genoa may , perhaps , be partially imitated ; for there it ...
... autumn , pot some of the strongest plants , and , late in spring , force them with a gentle heat , giving plenty of air . By this method the dry and warm climate of Florence and Genoa may , perhaps , be partially imitated ; for there it ...
Page 86
... autumn , and that pleasing quality makes it still more desirable . The varieties of Rosa sempervirens are of the easiest culture , as they seem to flourish in all soils and situations . In sheltered places and under trees they are ...
... autumn , and that pleasing quality makes it still more desirable . The varieties of Rosa sempervirens are of the easiest culture , as they seem to flourish in all soils and situations . In sheltered places and under trees they are ...
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Page 160 - Mrticipates (p. 87) that the day will come when all our roses, even moss-roses, will have evergreen foliage, brilliant and fragrant flowers, and the habit of blooming from June till November.