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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... removed from that rare colour among roses . The Unique Provence is a genuine English rose , which was found by Mr. Grimwood * , then of the Kensington Nursery , in some cottage- garden , growing among plants of the common Cabbage Rose ...
... removed from that rare colour among roses . The Unique Provence is a genuine English rose , which was found by Mr. Grimwood * , then of the Kensington Nursery , in some cottage- garden , growing among plants of the common Cabbage Rose ...
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... removed it to a pet situation . It did not bloom in per- fection the season after removal , but , when established , it com- pletely eclipsed all the dark roses known , and the plant was so vigorous that it made shoots more than ten ...
... removed it to a pet situation . It did not bloom in per- fection the season after removal , but , when established , it com- pletely eclipsed all the dark roses known , and the plant was so vigorous that it made shoots more than ten ...
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... removing all the small branches and their spurs which have produced bloom , and then shortening the shoots to within five or six buds of the base of each . These shoots should be left at regular distances , so that a well furnished and ...
... removing all the small branches and their spurs which have produced bloom , and then shortening the shoots to within five or six buds of the base of each . These shoots should be left at regular distances , so that a well furnished and ...
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... removed at once , but at twice or thrice ; as want of caution in not removing their winter covering gradually is the death of thousands of half - hardy plants . If a plant is protected with spray or furze , remove half in mild weather ...
... removed at once , but at twice or thrice ; as want of caution in not removing their winter covering gradually is the death of thousands of half - hardy plants . If a plant is protected with spray or furze , remove half in mild weather ...
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... removing to a warm shed in winter . Grafted on short stems and grown in large pots , they bloom freely , and form pretty objects , as they produce their myriads of elegant flowers the greater part of summer ; they require but little ...
... removing to a warm shed in winter . Grafted on short stems and grown in large pots , they bloom freely , and form pretty objects , as they produce their myriads of elegant flowers the greater part of summer ; they require but little ...
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