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... given in List No. 2. in Appendix , were raised from seed in Yorkshire , from a blush tea - scented rose , trained up the rafters of an old greenhouse , and fertilised with various hardy roses , it will certainly encourage those who live ...
... given in List No. 2. in Appendix , were raised from seed in Yorkshire , from a blush tea - scented rose , trained up the rafters of an old greenhouse , and fertilised with various hardy roses , it will certainly encourage those who live ...
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... given in the catalogue published annually in the autumn , which will always be sent by post on a paid application , I flatter myself this seeming omission will be excused . Instructions for budding , grafting , and other modes of ...
... given in the catalogue published annually in the autumn , which will always be sent by post on a paid application , I flatter myself this seeming omission will be excused . Instructions for budding , grafting , and other modes of ...
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... given of them : many of these are most undoubtedly fine varieties . In classing the roses in the follow- ing pages , and in the catalogue , I have retained those that are but slightly hybridised in that division to which they have the ...
... given of them : many of these are most undoubtedly fine varieties . In classing the roses in the follow- ing pages , and in the catalogue , I have retained those that are but slightly hybridised in that division to which they have the ...
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... given by botanists as the date of its introduc- tion to our gardens . That " prince of gar- deners , ” Miller , says that it is the prettiest of all roses ; and this idea still prevails to a great extent in the agricultural districts of ...
... given by botanists as the date of its introduc- tion to our gardens . That " prince of gar- deners , ” Miller , says that it is the prettiest of all roses ; and this idea still prevails to a great extent in the agricultural districts of ...
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... . 2 , I have given the names of a few new varieties , among which the Superb Striped Unique may be mentioned , as being very beautiful and con- stant in its variegation ; it is of less vigorous 6 THE SUMMER ROSE GARDEN .
... . 2 , I have given the names of a few new varieties , among which the Superb Striped Unique may be mentioned , as being very beautiful and con- stant in its variegation ; it is of less vigorous 6 THE SUMMER ROSE GARDEN .
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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.