The Rose Book: A Practical Treatise on the Culture of the Rose. Comprising the Formation of the Rosarium, the Characters of Species and Varieties, Modes of Propagating, Planting, Pruning, Training and Preparing for Exhibition, and the Management of Roses in All SeasonsGroombridge, 1864 - 288 páginas |
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... kind a reception as all my other books have done , I shall enjoy my own roses the more , that , after nearly twenty years ' devotion to them , I have at last , by their help , been rendered useful to many kindred spirits . S. H. ...
... kind a reception as all my other books have done , I shall enjoy my own roses the more , that , after nearly twenty years ' devotion to them , I have at last , by their help , been rendered useful to many kindred spirits . S. H. ...
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... kind , and of my own , to tell . To treat intelligibly and practically of the rose , is for the present enough for my ... kinds of bread stuffs and food for cattle . Compare a wild rose with the flower of a strawberry , raspberry , apple ...
... kind , and of my own , to tell . To treat intelligibly and practically of the rose , is for the present enough for my ... kinds of bread stuffs and food for cattle . Compare a wild rose with the flower of a strawberry , raspberry , apple ...
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... have increased so rapidly that now such varieties as Madame Ory , General Drouot , and Unique refuse to grow at all , and some others bloom but sparely ; nevertheless , common Moss and other of the hardier kinds THE MOSS ROSE . 15.
... have increased so rapidly that now such varieties as Madame Ory , General Drouot , and Unique refuse to grow at all , and some others bloom but sparely ; nevertheless , common Moss and other of the hardier kinds THE MOSS ROSE . 15.
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... kinds still continue to bloom superbly , and as a rule the summer - blooming kinds suffer less from smoke than the autumnals . Respecting the autumnals , it is best not to have them on briers at all , except in clay countries , for ...
... kinds still continue to bloom superbly , and as a rule the summer - blooming kinds suffer less from smoke than the autumnals . Respecting the autumnals , it is best not to have them on briers at all , except in clay countries , for ...
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... kinds that are worthy of attention . To do justice to these roses - which are in their way truly beautiful - they must , if grown out of doors , have a warm wall and a dry border . They require scarcely any pruning , and grow with ...
... kinds that are worthy of attention . To do justice to these roses - which are in their way truly beautiful - they must , if grown out of doors , have a warm wall and a dry border . They require scarcely any pruning , and grow with ...
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Pasajes populares
Página 62 - There's a bower of roses by BENDEMEER'S§ stream, And the nightingale sings round it all the day long ; In the time of my childhood 'twas like a sweet dream, To sit in the roses and hear the bird's song.
Página 61 - WHO has not heard of the Vale of Cashmere, With its roses the brightest that earth ever gave, Its temples, and grottos, and fountains as clear As the love-lighted eyes that hang over their wave...
Página 62 - There is another of this class, which conveys in a most elegant form a symbolical embodiment of the refining influences of the pure and the beautiful. " A traveler, in passing through a country in Persia, chanced to take into his hand a piece of clay which lay by the way-side ; and, to his surprise, he found it to exhale the most delightful fragrance: * Thou art but a poor piece of clay...
Página 63 - Thou art but a poor piece of clay,' said he, ' an unsightly, unattractive, poor piece of clay : yet how fragrant art thou ! How refreshing ! I admire thee, I love thee ; thou shalt be my companion, I will carry thee in my bosom. But whence hast thou this fragrance...