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Page 1
... spring . " The rose is the sweet perfume which the mouths of the gods exhale ; the joy of mortals , the loveliest ornament of the Graces in the flowery season of love , and the dearest delight of Venus . " The rose is the object of the ...
... spring . " The rose is the sweet perfume which the mouths of the gods exhale ; the joy of mortals , the loveliest ornament of the Graces in the flowery season of love , and the dearest delight of Venus . " The rose is the object of the ...
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... spring . This is a pretty , brilliant carmine rose , with flowers rather small , and will probably , when its character is more developed , prove to be C worthy a place in a good collection . Alice Leroy VARIETIES DESCRIBED . · 17.
... spring . This is a pretty , brilliant carmine rose , with flowers rather small , and will probably , when its character is more developed , prove to be C worthy a place in a good collection . Alice Leroy VARIETIES DESCRIBED . · 17.
Page 19
... spring are of a deep red ; it gives a profusion of flowers , which are of a very deep crimson purple , mottled with bright red ; when in bud , or half expanded , they are very beautiful . As this rose bears seed freely , it will most ...
... spring are of a deep red ; it gives a profusion of flowers , which are of a very deep crimson purple , mottled with bright red ; when in bud , or half expanded , they are very beautiful . As this rose bears seed freely , it will most ...
Page 47
... spring its leaves and shoots are of a most vivid red , and this ap- pearance they retain the greater part of the summer ; its flowers are brilliant in the extreme , crimson purple shaded with scarlet : the shoots of this rose must also ...
... spring its leaves and shoots are of a most vivid red , and this ap- pearance they retain the greater part of the summer ; its flowers are brilliant in the extreme , crimson purple shaded with scarlet : the shoots of this rose must also ...
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... spring , and then merely loosened two or three inches deep with the prongs of a fork ; for poor soils , and on lawns , previously removing the turf , this will be found most efficacious . " with English gardeners , is its unsightly ...
... spring , and then merely loosened two or three inches deep with the prongs of a fork ; for poor soils , and on lawns , previously removing the turf , this will be found most efficacious . " with English gardeners , is its unsightly ...
Common terms and phrases
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