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... soon become straggling and unsightly . In poor soils , they should have annually , in Novem- ber , a dressing of rotten manure on the surface of the bed , to be washed in by the rains of winter . To raise Provence Roses from seed , for ...
... soon become straggling and unsightly . In poor soils , they should have annually , in Novem- ber , a dressing of rotten manure on the surface of the bed , to be washed in by the rains of winter . To raise Provence Roses from seed , for ...
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... 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 deeper in colour , and much more double than ...
... 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 deeper in colour , and much more double than ...
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... soon change to pure white . I attach much value to this rose , for I anticipate that , by crossing it with the Perpetual White Moss , seed may be easily obtained , which will , I trust , in the course of time , give us some autumnal ...
... soon change to pure white . I attach much value to this rose , for I anticipate that , by crossing it with the Perpetual White Moss , seed may be easily obtained , which will , I trust , in the course of time , give us some autumnal ...
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... soon attested ; for , if the Single Moss , or Provence Rose , is fertilised with the farina of Rosa gallica , hybrid Provence roses will be produced , agreeing in every respect with the above description . Among the most superior ...
... soon attested ; for , if the Single Moss , or Provence Rose , is fertilised with the farina of Rosa gallica , hybrid Provence roses will be produced , agreeing in every respect with the above description . Among the most superior ...
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... soon form a large umbrageous tree . Coccinea superba , or " Vingt neuf Juillet , " is a rose alike beautiful in its flowers and foliage ; in early spring its leaves and shoots are of a most vivid red , and this ap- pearance they retain ...
... soon form a large umbrageous tree . Coccinea superba , or " Vingt neuf Juillet , " is a rose alike beautiful in its flowers and foliage ; in early spring its leaves and shoots are of a most vivid red , and this ap- pearance they retain ...
Common terms and phrases
amateur autumnal roses Ayrshire Banksian bear seed beautiful rose bloom blush Bourbon roses Boursault bright rose-colour buds catalogues China Rose climbing roses cloth colour Comte de Paris cultivated cupped Damask Rose deep delicate Desprez distinct Dog Rose double flowers Double Yellow dwarf Edition Fcap feet fertilised finely shaped foliage Foolscap 8vo fragrant French rose garden give globular Gloire graft grow habit hardy hybrid Bourbon hybrid China roses hybrid perpetual hybrid Provence inches J. C. Loudon Laffay large clusters luxuriant Madame manure Moss Rose Noisette origin pale perfect Perpetual Roses petals pillar rose pink plants Pompone pots pretty produce Provence Rose pruning pure white purple raised from seed remarkable rieties robust roots Rosa Alba Rosa gallica Rosa sempervirens roses known season semi-double shoots soils standard stems striped summer roses superb Sweet Briar Tea-scented Roses Triomphe varieties of Rosa vigorous vols white rose yellow Tea
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