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Definition of Rose bed
1. Noun. A flower bed in which roses are growing.
Generic synonyms: Bed Of Flowers, Flower Bed, Flowerbed
Group relationships: Rose Garden
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rose Bed
Literary usage of Rose bed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"The ideal soil is a rich deep loam, but a good rose-bed can be made in clay, ...
A good rose bed. cinders, or anything that will allow a free passage of the ..."
2. The American Rose Annual by American Rose Society (1921)
"A most successful rose-bed was made by Mr. Edwin M. Rosenbluth of Wallingford,
... The soil for a rose-bed should be a heavy loam, containing some clay, ..."
3. The American Rose Annual by American Rose Society (1920)
"... rose-bed (as established in Thomas' 'The Practical Book of Outdoor ...
Amount per plant, How often applied)—Working rose-bed (how often)—. ..."
4. The Horticulturist, and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste by Luther Tucker (1874)
"AS the formation of a rose bed is not de- ; signed for the season only in which
it is planted, but to remain permanently, annually increasing in growth and ..."
5. The Practical Book of Outdoor Rose Growing for the Home Garden by George Clifford Thomas (1920)
"... and where the existing extremely sandy soil surrounding the rose bed becomes
very hot, such side protection should be of great benefit. ..."
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