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... parent of a dark Moss Rose still more splendid , as it bears seed freely . The Mottled Moss is the Mousseuse Prolifère , a large globular rose with petals that are crisp or curdled before its flowers open : this gave rise to its name of ...
... parent of a dark Moss Rose still more splendid , as it bears seed freely . The Mottled Moss is the Mousseuse Prolifère , a large globular rose with petals that are crisp or curdled before its flowers open : this gave rise to its name of ...
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... parent of some first - rate varieties . The White Bath or Clifton Moss is a favourite and beautiful rose : this owes its origin to a sporting branch of the common Moss , which was found in a garden at Clifton , near Bristol , about ...
... parent of some first - rate varieties . The White Bath or Clifton Moss is a favourite and beautiful rose : this owes its origin to a sporting branch of the common Moss , which was found in a garden at Clifton , near Bristol , about ...
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... parent of an immense number of varieties , many of the earlier sorts being more remark- able for their expressive French appellations than for any great dissimilarity in their habits or colours . The Semi - double Red Rose , grown in ...
... parent of an immense number of varieties , many of the earlier sorts being more remark- able for their expressive French appellations than for any great dissimilarity in their habits or colours . The Semi - double Red Rose , grown in ...
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... parent of most of the spotted and marbled varieties . Berlèse is a fine rose , with a dark purple ground spotted with crimson , and before it is faded by the mid - day sun it is very beau- tiful . Belle de Fontenay is now a well known ...
... parent of most of the spotted and marbled varieties . Berlèse is a fine rose , with a dark purple ground spotted with crimson , and before it is faded by the mid - day sun it is very beau- tiful . Belle de Fontenay is now a well known ...
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... parent , yet their colour is not so brilliant . Sir Walter Scott is a good rose , finely shaped , of that deep purplish rose - colour which has a very rich appearance ; it is well calculated for a show rose , as its shape is generally ...
... parent , yet their colour is not so brilliant . Sir Walter Scott is a good rose , finely shaped , of that deep purplish rose - colour which has a very rich appearance ; it is well calculated for a show rose , as its shape is generally ...
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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.