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Page 18
... feet in height , than on taller stems . If short , the stem increases in bulk progressively with the head , and the plants will then live and flourish a great many years . To give a succession of bloom , the plants intended to flower ...
... feet in height , than on taller stems . If short , the stem increases in bulk progressively with the head , and the plants will then live and flourish a great many years . To give a succession of bloom , the plants intended to flower ...
Page 40
... feet in length : if these are from a dwarf , and are fastened to a wooden or iron stake , and not shortened , the following season they will form a pillar of beauty but rarely equalled . Blairii , All the roses to which this term is ...
... feet in length : if these are from a dwarf , and are fastened to a wooden or iron stake , and not shortened , the following season they will form a pillar of beauty but rarely equalled . Blairii , All the roses to which this term is ...
Page 41
... feet in one season , and its pendulous clusters of flowers which are produced from those long shoots unshortened , have a beautiful effect on a pillar . Beauty of Billiard is , of all roses , the most glowing and beautiful : its colour ...
... feet in one season , and its pendulous clusters of flowers which are produced from those long shoots unshortened , have a beautiful effect on a pillar . Beauty of Billiard is , of all roses , the most glowing and beautiful : its colour ...
Page 44
... was so vigorous that it made shoots more than ten feet in length in one season . is still living , and nearly as vigorous as ever . This plant : pretty neat white rose a little tinged with rose 44 THE SUMMER ROSE GARDEN .
... was so vigorous that it made shoots more than ten feet in length in one season . is still living , and nearly as vigorous as ever . This plant : pretty neat white rose a little tinged with rose 44 THE SUMMER ROSE GARDEN .
Page 51
... feet high , covered with such roses as Brennus , Blairii , Belle Para- bère , Coccinea superba , Fulgens , Fimbriata ... feet in diameter , to itself ; and if the soil is poor it should be dug out two feet in depth , and filled up with ...
... feet high , covered with such roses as Brennus , Blairii , Belle Para- bère , Coccinea superba , Fulgens , Fimbriata ... feet in diameter , to itself ; and if the soil is poor it should be dug out two feet in depth , and filled up with ...
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The Rose-Amateur's Guide: Containing Ample Descriptions of All the Fine ... Thomas Rivers No preview available - 2015 |
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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.