This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1896 edition. Excerpt: ...Kirkpatrick Sharpe when he met Mrs. Siddons at Abbotsford, and ' she ate boiled beef, and swilled porter and took snuff, and laughed till she made the whole room shake again.' I do not mean that these Perpetual Damasks are too robust and ruddy, but that they charm us no more, as when Mr. Lee of Hammersmith ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1896 edition. Excerpt: ...Kirkpatrick Sharpe when he met Mrs. Siddons at Abbotsford, and ' she ate boiled beef, and swilled porter and took snuff, and laughed till she made the whole room shake again.' I do not mean that these Perpetual Damasks are too robust and ruddy, but that they charm us no more, as when Mr. Lee of Hammersmith introduced Rose du Roi to a delighted public, and the Comte, who presided over the gardens in which the Rose was raised at St. Cloud, resigned his office in disgust because the flower was not named after himself, Lelieur, a most ungracious act, seeing that it was by the King's (Louis XVIII.) desire that the Rose had its royal title, and that the honour of originating the variety was due (no uncommon case) to Suchet, the foreman, and not to Lelieur, the chef. Mogador, which was subsequently raised from Rose du Roi, was ' With this exception, perhaps, of Bardon Job, senl to us by Nabonnand in 1887. a decided improvement, and is still very effective in a bed, from its vivid crimson tints; but very few of those amateurs who may pay me the compliment of furnishing their Rosaries with the varieties which I commend the most, will, I think, have room, when I have completed my catalogue, for the Damask Per-.petual Rose. It can vie no more with that section, the most perfect and extensive of all, which we will next consider, so far as its garden Roses are concerned, viz., the Hybrid Perpetual, a family so numerous and so beautiful withal, that two of our most fastidious Ros-arians, ejecting from a select list every flower which has not some special excellence, give us the names of 120 varieties as being sans reproche. ' I have inserted in this list, ' says Mr. Rivers, ' Roses only, whether new or old, that are distinct, good, and, above all, free and.
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Add this copy of A Book About Roses to cart. $19.45, poor condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1900 by Edward Arnold.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 650grams, ISBN:
Add this copy of A Book About Roses How to Grow and Show Them 1 to cart. $25.13, new condition, Sold by Paperbackshop rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bensenville, IL, UNITED STATES, published 2019 by HardPress Publishing.
Add this copy of A Book About Roses: How to Grow and Show Them to cart. $41.49, fair condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1891 by Edward Arnold.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Eleventh edition, revised. Binding loose at front hinge, all pages firmly attached. Red cloth hardback, black text on spine and front cover and black illustration of rose on front cover. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 400grams, ISBN:
Add this copy of A Book About Roses How to Grow and Show Them to cart. $45.00, very good condition, Sold by Kulturas books west rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Pacific Palisades, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1904 by Edward Arnold.
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Very Good. 1904 Edition, as photographed. Boards with shelf wear to edges. Book firm in binding, 298 + Index and other titles by Publisher. Rusting to first few pages, previous owner's name in calligraphy, else clean and bright, black endpapers. Free of any markings, not ex-library.; B&W Illustrations; Narrow 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 298 pages.
