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... standard : these are of a 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 ...
... standard : these are of a 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 ...
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... standard . Wilberforce is a new variety , and very splendid . This and La Simplicité are slightly hybridised with some dark variety of Rosa gallica , which has greatly added to their beauty , as they both produce flowers approach- ing ...
... standard . Wilberforce is a new variety , and very splendid . This and La Simplicité are slightly hybridised with some dark variety of Rosa gallica , which has greatly added to their beauty , as they both produce flowers approach- ing ...
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... standards for the lawn , and as dwarfs for beds . Standards of some of the varieties , if grown on a strong clayey soil , form fine objects of ornament , as their large globular flowers are so gracefully pendent . In this de- scription ...
... standards for the lawn , and as dwarfs for beds . Standards of some of the varieties , if grown on a strong clayey soil , form fine objects of ornament , as their large globular flowers are so gracefully pendent . In this de- scription ...
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... - tioned , that , if grown in a poor soil , its buds often lose their crest , and come plain , like the Provence Rose . As a standard , this rose is very graceful , its large flowers and buds drooping from 12 THE SUMMER ROSE GARDEN .
... - tioned , that , if grown in a poor soil , its buds often lose their crest , and come plain , like the Provence Rose . As a standard , this rose is very graceful , its large flowers and buds drooping from 12 THE SUMMER ROSE GARDEN .
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... standard ; for , when grafted or budded , it is but a short- lived plant , at least in the generality of soils ; on its own roots , in light rich soils , it may be grown in great perfection . The Perpetual White Moss is a Damask Rose ...
... standard ; for , when grafted or budded , it is but a short- lived plant , at least in the generality of soils ; on its own roots , in light rich soils , it may be grown in great perfection . The Perpetual White Moss is a Damask Rose ...
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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.