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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... roses resemble each other in the form and colour of their flowers , yet differ much in the cha- racter of their leaves , branches , and general habit . Some will also often bloom out of cha- racter , and imperfectly , one or two seasons ...
... roses resemble each other in the form and colour of their flowers , yet differ much in the cha- racter of their leaves , branches , and general habit . Some will also often bloom out of cha- racter , and imperfectly , one or two seasons ...
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... rose : this helps to avoid those numerous subdivisions with which most of the French catalogues are burdened , as they only tend to confuse the young amateur . In the descriptions , the colour of the flower is not always given , as the ...
... rose : this helps to avoid those numerous subdivisions with which most of the French catalogues are burdened , as they only tend to confuse the young amateur . In the descriptions , the colour of the flower is not always given , as the ...
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... Rose , a little hybridised , with very large , finely - shaped , and double flowers . Duc d'Angoulême also slightly departs from the habits of the true Pro- vence Rose : this is a finely - shaped rose , of a vivid rose - colour . The ...
... Rose , a little hybridised , with very large , finely - shaped , and double flowers . Duc d'Angoulême also slightly departs from the habits of the true Pro- vence Rose : this is a finely - shaped rose , of a vivid rose - colour . The ...
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... colour among roses . The Spotted is a hybrid Provence of great beauty , with large globular flowers of the deepest rose - colour , deli- cately spotted . This fine rose has large leaves , and makes upright shoots of great luxuriance and ...
... colour among roses . The Spotted is a hybrid Provence of great beauty , with large globular flowers of the deepest rose - colour , deli- cately spotted . This fine rose has large leaves , and makes upright shoots of great luxuriance and ...
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... colour of its flowers , which are of a beautiful * A term used to denote any portion of a plant departing from the character the entire plant should sustain . Thus , one stem of a carnation will often produce plain - coloured flowers ...
... colour of its flowers , which are of a beautiful * A term used to denote any portion of a plant departing from the character the entire plant should sustain . Thus , one stem of a carnation will often produce plain - coloured flowers ...
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