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... fragrant , but very much larger : this is a fine rose for forcing . Grand Bercam is a superb large- flowering variety , a true Provence , with flowers of a fine deep rose - colour , but with fewer petals than some other varieties ...
... fragrant , but very much larger : this is a fine rose for forcing . Grand Bercam is a superb large- flowering variety , a true Provence , with flowers of a fine deep rose - colour , but with fewer petals than some other varieties ...
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... fragrant of roses . Petit Pierre , although very double , bears abundance of seed ; as this is a fine and large rose deepness of colour might be given by planting it with the French rose , La Majes- tueuse . Legouvé with the Tuscany ...
... fragrant of roses . Petit Pierre , although very double , bears abundance of seed ; as this is a fine and large rose deepness of colour might be given by planting it with the French rose , La Majes- tueuse . Legouvé with the Tuscany ...
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... fragrant , are most uninteresting plants ; however we must not ungratefully depreciate them , for they are the types of our present new beautiful and fragrant varieties . The original species with single flowers is said to be a native ...
... fragrant , are most uninteresting plants ; however we must not ungratefully depreciate them , for they are the types of our present new beautiful and fragrant varieties . The original species with single flowers is said to be a native ...
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Thomas Rivers. can now depend upon having roses as fragrant in October as in June . The York and Lan- caster rose , with pale striped flowers , is one of the oldest varieties of this division in our gardens . There is perhaps a little ...
Thomas Rivers. can now depend upon having roses as fragrant in October as in June . The York and Lan- caster rose , with pale striped flowers , is one of the oldest varieties of this division in our gardens . There is perhaps a little ...
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... fragrant , of the palest flesh - colour , approaching to white . Hessoise , or Petite Hessoise , is a pretty French hybrid , with bright rose - coloured flowers , and leaves not so fragrant as some others . The Monstrous Sweet Briar is ...
... fragrant , of the palest flesh - colour , approaching to white . Hessoise , or Petite Hessoise , is a pretty French hybrid , with bright rose - coloured flowers , and leaves not so fragrant as some others . The Monstrous Sweet Briar is ...
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The Rose-Amateur's Guide: Containing Ample Descriptions of All the Fine ... Thomas Rivers No preview available - 2015 |
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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.