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... proved . Those that are not so are most evidently pure Provence Roses , possess- ing all their characters . To show , also , the singular propensity of the varieties of Rosa centifolia to vary , I may here mention that the common Moss ...
... proved . Those that are not so are most evidently pure Provence Roses , possess- ing all their characters . To show , also , the singular propensity of the varieties of Rosa centifolia to vary , I may here mention that the common Moss ...
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... prove one of the prettiest of our dwarf Moss Roses . A new striped Moss Rose , Mousseuse Pana- chée pleine , was received two years since from France ; but this has proved a mere sport of the White Bath Moss , which often produces ...
... prove one of the prettiest of our dwarf Moss Roses . A new striped Moss Rose , Mousseuse Pana- chée pleine , was received two years since from France ; but this has proved a mere sport of the White Bath Moss , which often produces ...
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... proved true to its description , as it is not margined , but it is a first - rate show rose . * Camaieu is one of the most distinct striped roses known . Its flowers are rather small , and sometimes not of a good form ; still it is a ...
... proved true to its description , as it is not margined , but it is a first - rate show rose . * Camaieu is one of the most distinct striped roses known . Its flowers are rather small , and sometimes not of a good form ; still it is a ...
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... prove a show rose of first - rate excellence . Hortense Beauharnois is a fine and large rose , very delicately and slightly spotted with white . Iphigénie is also a good spotted variety , but , like the preceding , perhaps too ...
... prove a show rose of first - rate excellence . Hortense Beauharnois is a fine and large rose , very delicately and slightly spotted with white . Iphigénie is also a good spotted variety , but , like the preceding , perhaps too ...
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... * This has , since the above was written , proved so much like Belle de Fontenay that it can scarcely be distinguished from it . Re- Porcelaine Royale is a beautifully shaped mot- tled rose 26 THE SUMMER ROSE GARDEN .
... * This has , since the above was written , proved so much like Belle de Fontenay that it can scarcely be distinguished from it . Re- Porcelaine Royale is a beautifully shaped mot- tled rose 26 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.