. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. THE CHRISTMAS ROSE. Heilehorus itiger. MONGST the "old-fashioned flowers" that one might look foi- iu the little out-door para- dise of Lady Corisande, theiv would be none more wortli\' of care and honour tlian the Cliristmas rose. It is quite a projDer thing- for a Londoner fond of flowers to visit Covent Garden 3Iarket at an early hour on a morning of De- cember to see the Christmas rc;c3 that are offered for sale. Tliey appear in surprising quantities, and the visitor un- used to the ways and doings of the mark
. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. THE CHRISTMAS ROSE. Heilehorus itiger. MONGST the "old-fashioned flowers" that one might look foi- iu the little out-door para- dise of Lady Corisande, theiv would be none more wortli\' of care and honour tlian the Cliristmas rose. It is quite a projDer thing- for a Londoner fond of flowers to visit Covent Garden 3Iarket at an early hour on a morning of De- cember to see the Christmas rc;c3 that are offered for sale. Tliey appear in surprising quantities, and the visitor un- used to the ways and doings of the market will ask, " Whevt; But their size, their perfection, their perfect purity of colour are more surprising than their number, and he will perhaps ask a second question, " How is it done ?" And thereby hangs a tale. The Christmas rose is one of the easiest plants to g!'OW, but when left entirely to itself it flowers late, and the flowers ai'e much torn and discoloured by the unkind E do they come from'.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hibberd, Shirley, 1825-1890; Hulme, F. Edward (Frederick Edward), 1841-1909. London : Cassell
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