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I have ascertained that they establish themselves much better on short stems , from two to three feet in height , than on taller stems . If short , the stem increases in bulk progressively with the head , and the plants will then live ...
I have ascertained that they establish themselves much better on short stems , from two to three feet in height , than on taller stems . If short , the stem increases in bulk progressively with the head , and the plants will then live ...
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This rose often puts forth branches in one season from eight to ten feet in length : if these are from a dwarf , and are fastened to a wooden or iron stake , and not shortened ...
This rose often puts forth branches in one season from eight to ten feet in length : if these are from a dwarf , and are fastened to a wooden or iron stake , and not shortened ...
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... than grown in any other mode , as it shoots ten or twelve feet in one season , and its pendulous clusters of flowers which are produced from those long shoots unshortened , have a beautiful effect on a pillar .
... than grown in any other mode , as it shoots ten or twelve feet in one season , and its pendulous clusters of flowers which are produced from those long shoots unshortened , have a beautiful effect on a pillar .
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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 ten feet in length in one season . is still ...
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 ten feet in length in one season . is still ...
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require attention , and a superabundance of manure ; but they will amply repay it , for a column twelve to twenty feet high , covered with such roses as Brennus , Blairii , Belle Para- bčre , Coccinea superba , Fulgens , Fimbriata ...
require attention , and a superabundance of manure ; but they will amply repay it , for a column twelve to twenty feet high , covered with such roses as Brennus , Blairii , Belle Para- bčre , Coccinea superba , Fulgens , Fimbriata ...
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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.