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Page ix
So many rose amateurs have complained that it is extremely difficult to select , from the multi- plicity of roses now under cultivation , such varieties as are distinct and adapted for par- ticular situations , though accurately enough ...
So many rose amateurs have complained that it is extremely difficult to select , from the multi- plicity of roses now under cultivation , such varieties as are distinct and adapted for par- ticular situations , though accurately enough ...
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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 Provence , Cabbage - leaved ...
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 Provence , Cabbage - leaved ...
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... its leaves are nearly round and deeply serrated : this is not the variety mentioned as being grown in Sussex , but a French variety , which was found among others , and propagated on account of its distinct character ; the same rose ...
... its leaves are nearly round and deeply serrated : this is not the variety mentioned as being grown in Sussex , but a French variety , which was found among others , and propagated on account of its distinct character ; the same rose ...
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As regards the * Miller says , with a most 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 ...
As regards the * Miller says , with a most 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 ...
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The Single Moss and Single Lilac Moss are desirable as being 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 ...
The Single Moss and Single Lilac Moss are desirable as being 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 ...
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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.
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| Title | The rose amateur's guide, Part 1 |
| Author | Thomas Rivers |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans, 1840 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 2 Oct 2006 |
| Length | 185 pages |
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