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... bud , or put on a graft , but almost impossible to tell it . Roses may be struck from cuttings , and budded and grafted from March to September if the buds , grafts , and stocks are in a proper state . It is only incessant practice that ...
... bud , or put on a graft , but almost impossible to tell it . Roses may be struck from cuttings , and budded and grafted from March to September if the buds , grafts , and stocks are in a proper state . It is only incessant practice that ...
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... bud seems surrounded with leaves . The Lilac Provence is a pretty distinct rose , with globular flowers of a lilac tinge . Laura is a new variety , with remarkably bright rose- coloured flowers , but not a true Provence . The Monstrous ...
... bud seems surrounded with leaves . The Lilac Provence is a pretty distinct rose , with globular flowers of a lilac tinge . Laura is a new variety , with remarkably bright rose- coloured flowers , but not a true Provence . The Monstrous ...
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... buds . If not pruned in this severe manner , the plants soon become straggling and unsightly . In poor soils , they should have annually , in November , a dressing of rotten manure on the surface of the bed , to be B 4 THE SUMMER ROSE ...
... buds . If not pruned in this severe manner , the plants soon become straggling and unsightly . In poor soils , they should have annually , in November , a dressing of rotten manure on the surface of the bed , to be B 4 THE SUMMER ROSE ...
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... bud of the Moss Rose , with its pure rose - colour , peeping through that beautiful and unique envelope ? The first in the catalogue is the Asepala , or Rosa muscosa asepala ; a new variety , something like the Provence Dianthæflora ...
... bud of the Moss Rose , with its pure rose - colour , peeping through that beautiful and unique envelope ? The first in the catalogue is the Asepala , or Rosa muscosa asepala ; a new variety , something like the Provence Dianthæflora ...
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... buds are also more mossy . It is an excellent rose for beds ; for , if its shoots are pegged to the ground with small hooks , the surface is soon covered with its luxuriant foliage and flowers . For this purpose it is better on its own ...
... buds are also more mossy . It is an excellent rose for beds ; for , if its shoots are pegged to the ground with small hooks , the surface is soon covered with its luxuriant foliage and flowers . For this purpose it is better on its own ...
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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.