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... pale lilac rose - colour , distinct and beautiful . The Scarlet Provence is an old variety , one of those misnomers that in flowers so often lead to disappointment : it was probably the first Provence Rose that made an approach to ...
... pale lilac rose - colour , distinct and beautiful . The Scarlet Provence is an old variety , one of those misnomers that in flowers so often lead to disappointment : it was probably the first Provence Rose that made an approach to ...
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... pale flesh - colour , often striped with red . This rose has smooth glaucous green shoots , and leaves much resembling the Striped Moss , and the Old White Moss . The Unique Provence is a genuine English rose , which , I believe , was ...
... pale flesh - colour , often striped with red . This rose has smooth glaucous green shoots , and leaves much resembling the Striped Moss , and the Old White Moss . The Unique Provence is a genuine English rose , which , I believe , was ...
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... This has not so much moss as the Clifton , and is not pure white , but inclining to a pale flesh - colour : it is also much more delicate in habit , To the Moss Roses described in the pre- ceding pages 16 THE SUMMER ROSE GARDEN .
... This has not so much moss as the Clifton , and is not pure white , but inclining to a pale flesh - colour : it is also much more delicate in habit , To the Moss Roses described in the pre- ceding pages 16 THE SUMMER ROSE GARDEN .
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... pale flesh - colour , rather irregular in form ; this is interesting from its singularity , but not by any means beautiful . Mousseuse de Metz proves to be a very pretty bright carmine Moss Rose , with flowers double and finely shaped ...
... pale flesh - colour , rather irregular in form ; this is interesting from its singularity , but not by any means beautiful . Mousseuse de Metz proves to be a very pretty bright carmine Moss Rose , with flowers double and finely shaped ...
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... pale- coloured compact flowers , remarkable for their crowded petals . That very old striped rose , sometimes improperly called the " York and Lancaster " Rose , seems to have been one of the first variations of Rosa gallica , as it is ...
... pale- coloured compact flowers , remarkable for their crowded petals . That very old striped rose , sometimes improperly called the " York and Lancaster " Rose , seems to have been one of the first variations of Rosa gallica , as it 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.