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Page vi
... give this knowledge , as almost every family , and even different varieties of the same family , require peculiar treatment . A small volume might be written on this subject . Perhaps when the hoar frost of age has powdered me more vi ...
... give this knowledge , as almost every family , and even different varieties of the same family , require peculiar treatment . A small volume might be written on this subject . Perhaps when the hoar frost of age has powdered me more vi ...
Page ix
... general nursery business . I give the result of twenty years experience , gained by the culture of choice roses on a much larger scale than any where in Europe . I say this advisedly , as from eight to ten acres are here devoted to the.
... general nursery business . I give the result of twenty years experience , gained by the culture of choice roses on a much larger scale than any where in Europe . I say this advisedly , as from eight to ten acres are here devoted to the.
Page xii
... gives it a popular name , a provincial florist will immediately give some one of his seedlings , perhaps a very inferior rose , the same , so that there are often two or three roses bearing the same name : and if the original , or most ...
... gives it a popular name , a provincial florist will immediately give some one of his seedlings , perhaps a very inferior rose , the same , so that there are often two or three roses bearing the same name : and if the original , or most ...
Page 16
... give the plant a pretty original appearance . The Sage - leaved Moss is a good double rose , remarkable only for its leaves , which are much like those of the common sage . The Single Moss and Single Lilac Moss are desirable as being ...
... give the plant a pretty original appearance . The Sage - leaved Moss is a good double rose , remarkable only for its leaves , which are much like those of the common sage . The Single Moss and Single Lilac Moss are desirable as being ...
Page 18
... give a succession of bloom , the plants intended to flower early should be pruned in October , and those for the second series the beginning of May ; shortening their shoots , as recommended for the Provence Roses . Give them also an ...
... give a succession of bloom , the plants intended to flower early should be pruned in October , and those for the second series the beginning of May ; shortening their shoots , as recommended for the Provence Roses . Give them also an ...
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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.