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Page ix
... distinct and adapted for par- ticular situations , though accurately enough described in a catalogue , I have presumed some practical observations might be acceptable . I have also long felt the conviction , that a mere enumeration of ...
... distinct and adapted for par- ticular situations , though accurately enough described in a catalogue , I have presumed some practical observations might be acceptable . I have also long felt the conviction , that a mere enumeration of ...
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... 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 Provence , Cabbage - leaved , or centifolia bullata , has that ...
... 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 Provence , Cabbage - leaved , or centifolia bullata , has that ...
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... distinct character ; the same rose appears to have bloomed at Grimstone Park , Yorkshire , in great perfection . There are but two ways in which Provence Roses can be employed as ornaments to the flower garden , -as standards for the ...
... distinct character ; the same rose appears to have bloomed at Grimstone Park , Yorkshire , in great perfection . There are but two ways in which Provence Roses can be employed as ornaments to the flower garden , -as standards for the ...
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... remarkable simplicity , that he thinks it must be a distinct species , as it is so much more difficult of propagation than the common Provence Rose . • Moss Rose I regret this ; for it would be THE SUMMER ROSE GARDEN . 9 THE MOSS ROSE.
... remarkable simplicity , that he thinks it must be a distinct species , as it is so much more difficult of propagation than the common Provence Rose . • Moss Rose I regret this ; for it would be THE SUMMER ROSE GARDEN . 9 THE MOSS ROSE.
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... distinct , and capable of bearing seed from which new varieties may be raised . Rivers's Single Moss is inclined to be semi - double . This is a remarkably luxuriant grower , as is the Single Crimson Moss , a seed- ling which bloomed ...
... distinct , and capable of bearing seed from which new varieties may be raised . Rivers's Single Moss is inclined to be semi - double . This is a remarkably luxuriant grower , as is the Single Crimson Moss , a seed- ling which bloomed ...
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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.