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... seasons of perfection , while the latter receive some blighting check ; so that it is almost necessary to have plants of different natures bearing flowers alike . I may also mention , that in moist showery weather , the X INTRODUCTION .
... seasons of perfection , while the latter receive some blighting check ; so that it is almost necessary to have plants of different natures bearing flowers alike . I may also mention , that in moist showery weather , the X INTRODUCTION .
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... plants : this inattention , to call it by no worse name , has long been the bane of commercial gardening . In this country almost every nurseryman is now aware of the great responsibility he is under as to correct nomen- clature ; but ...
... plants : this inattention , to call it by no worse name , has long been the bane of commercial gardening . In this country almost every nurseryman is now aware of the great responsibility he is under as to correct nomen- clature ; but ...
Page xv
... ( Rosa Multiflora ) 75 79 ( The Evergreen Rose ) 82 ( The Boursault Rose` 88 ( The Banksian Rose 89 ( Hybrid Climbing Roses ) 92 TREATMENT OF THE SEED , SOWING , & c . · 95 PLANTING 101 PART II . THE AUTUMNAL ROSE GARDEN . PERPETUAL ROSES.
... ( Rosa Multiflora ) 75 79 ( The Evergreen Rose ) 82 ( The Boursault Rose` 88 ( The Banksian Rose 89 ( Hybrid Climbing Roses ) 92 TREATMENT OF THE SEED , SOWING , & c . · 95 PLANTING 101 PART II . THE AUTUMNAL ROSE GARDEN . PERPETUAL ROSES.
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... ROSA MICROPHYLLA PLANTING ABRIDGED LIST OF ROSES LIST OF NEW ROSES LIST OF SHOW OR PRIZE ROSES Page - 102 · 116 127 - 136 - 146 - 148 157 - 160 163 · 165 167 · 171 - . 179 THE SUMMER ROSE GARDEN . THE PROVENCE , OR CABBAGE ( xvi )
... ROSA MICROPHYLLA PLANTING ABRIDGED LIST OF ROSES LIST OF NEW ROSES LIST OF SHOW OR PRIZE ROSES Page - 102 · 116 127 - 136 - 146 - 148 157 - 160 163 · 165 167 · 171 - . 179 THE SUMMER ROSE GARDEN . THE PROVENCE , OR CABBAGE ( xvi )
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... plants . Illustre Beauté , or Célestine , is a hybrid Provence , with flowers extremely double , and not quite so ... plant , with flowers like the Old Provence . La Reine de Pro- vence really deserves to be the queen of this division ...
... plants . Illustre Beauté , or Célestine , is a hybrid Provence , with flowers extremely double , and not quite so ... plant , with flowers like the Old Provence . La Reine de Pro- vence really deserves to be the queen of this division ...
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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.