The Rose-amateur's Guide: Containing Ample Descriptions of All the Fine Leading Varieties of Roses, Regularly Classed in Their Respective Families : Their History and Mode of Culture |
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... standard , this rose is very graceful , its large flowers and buds drooping from their weight . The Dutch , or large Provence , is exactly like the Common , or Cabbage , Provence , and equally fragrant , but very much larger ; this is a ...
... standard , this rose is very graceful , its large flowers and buds drooping from their weight . The Dutch , or large Provence , is exactly like the Common , or Cabbage , Provence , and equally fragrant , but very much larger ; this is a ...
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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 dis- appointment : it was probably the first Provence Rose ...
... 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 dis- appointment : it was probably the first Provence Rose ...
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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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... us with its early clusters of small and finely - shaped flowers . It is not well adapted for a standard ; for , when grafted or budded , it is but a short- lived plant , at least in the generality of soils VARIETIES DESCRIBED . 11.
... us with its early clusters of small and finely - shaped flowers . It is not well adapted for a standard ; for , when grafted or budded , it is but a short- lived plant , at least in the generality of soils VARIETIES DESCRIBED . 11.
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... standard : it will probably be the parent of a dark Moss Rose still more splendid , as it bears seed freely . It is remarkably well adapted for a bed when grown on its own roots , as it is a free grower in all soils , and will bloom and ...
... standard : it will probably be the parent of a dark Moss Rose still more splendid , as it bears seed freely . It is remarkably well adapted for a bed when grown on its own roots , as it is a free grower in all soils , and will bloom and ...
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