Mr. Lanham bemoaned another day without sunshine in Rome. “No rain, just endless days of dull, cloudy weather. Never in the spring have I seen it this way.” Nevertheless, he added, “plants of all kinds are growing nicely.” He particularly mentioned his Lady Banksia roses and iris Lohengrin.
The postcard, found on eBay, purports to show the largest rosebu…
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