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Page v
... original , will meet with the approbation of rose amateurs . And when I adduce as a fact , that some very pretty hybrid China Roses , the names of which are given in List No. 2. in Appendix , were raised from seed in Yorkshire , from a ...
... original , will meet with the approbation of rose amateurs . And when I adduce as a fact , that some very pretty hybrid China Roses , the names of which are given in List No. 2. in Appendix , were raised from seed in Yorkshire , from a ...
Page xii
... original , or most superior variety , is ordered , ten to one if you get it , as the French florist generally gives you that which is most con- venient for him to send , quite regardless of what you wish for . This is carried to an ...
... original , or most superior variety , is ordered , ten to one if you get it , as the French florist generally gives you that which is most con- venient for him to send , quite regardless of what you wish for . This is carried to an ...
Page 8
... original . Wilberforce planted with the single Crimson Moss might possibly produce seed , but this variety is a hybrid , and , like many other hybrid roses , it does not bear seed so freely as those that are pure ; but I shall have ...
... original . Wilberforce planted with the single Crimson Moss might possibly produce seed , but this variety is a hybrid , and , like many other hybrid roses , it does not bear seed so freely as those that are pure ; but I shall have ...
Page 16
... 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 distinct , and capable of ...
... 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 distinct , and capable of ...
Page 20
... original species , which is of the same colour , with but one range of petals , or single . All the roses of this group are remarkable for their compact and upright growth ; many for the multiplicity of their petals , and tendency to ...
... original species , which is of the same colour , with but one range of petals , or single . All the roses of this group are remarkable for their compact and upright growth ; many for the multiplicity of their petals , and tendency to ...
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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.