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Page 7
... If not pruned in this severe manner , the plants soon become straggling and unsightly . In poor soils , they should have annually , in November , a dressing of rotten manure on the surface of the bed , to be B 4 THE SUMMER ROSE GARDEN . 7.
... If not pruned in this severe manner , the plants soon become straggling and unsightly . In poor soils , they should have annually , in November , a dressing of rotten manure on the surface of the bed , to be B 4 THE SUMMER ROSE GARDEN . 7.
Page 12
... soon covered with its luxuriant foliage and flowers . For this purpose it is better on its own roots , as worked plants so treated would throw up too many suckers . The French Crimson Moss is , perhaps , not quite so deep in colour ...
... soon covered with its luxuriant foliage and flowers . For this purpose it is better on its own roots , as worked plants so treated would throw up too many suckers . The French Crimson Moss is , perhaps , not quite so deep in colour ...
Page 13
... soon forms a fine tree : its colour is also remarkably bright . The Moussue Partout is indeed all over moss ; for its leaves , branches , and buds are thickly covered . The flowers of this singular variety are much like the common Moss ...
... soon forms a fine tree : its colour is also remarkably bright . The Moussue Partout is indeed all over moss ; for its leaves , branches , and buds are thickly covered . The flowers of this singular variety are much like the common Moss ...
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... soon disfigures it . Aglae Adanson is a fine marbled rose , some- thing like the above in colour , but with much larger flowers , which are double , finely formed , and open freely . Anarelle is a large cupped and finely shaped rose ...
... soon disfigures it . Aglae Adanson is a fine marbled rose , some- thing like the above in colour , but with much larger flowers , which are double , finely formed , and open freely . Anarelle is a large cupped and finely shaped rose ...
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... soon fades . Nationale Tricolore is one of the prettiest of variegated roses , generally shaded with red and purple , with a white or yellowish centre ; but this central colour is not constant . * Oracle du Siècle is a most charming ...
... soon fades . Nationale Tricolore is one of the prettiest of variegated roses , generally shaded with red and purple , with a white or yellowish centre ; but this central colour is not constant . * Oracle du Siècle is a most charming ...
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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.