Suitable for a broad range of rose enthusiasts, this is more than just a big picture book. It lists groupings, parentage, other names and varieties, and year and place of origin for more than 1100 garden roses. Classifications include wild, gallica, damask, alba, centifolia, Portland, bourbon, boursault, china, noisette, rugosa, tea, hybrid perpetual, polyantha, climbers and ramblers both old and modern, hybrid tea, floribunda, shrub, and miniature and dwarf roses.
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An exceptional introduction to the wide world of roses. It will be most useful to the newly smitten but has plenty of appeal for the intermediate rosarian as well. Far more useful than the typical picture book, this one provides lots of information in compact -- Ann Lovejoy "Horticulture" (02/01/2000)
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Suitable for a broad range of rose enthusiasts, this is more than a big picture book. It lists groupings, parentage, other names and varieties, and year and place of origin for more than 1100 garden roses.
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Roses require love and attention if they are to thrive. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
None Year, England Description, France Description, Chinensis Parentage, United States Description, Germany Description, Unknown Description, Northern Ireland Description, Miniature Parentage, China Description, New Zealand Description, The Netherlands Description, Caninae Parentage, Pimpinellifoliae Parentage, Queen Elizabeth, Denmark Description, Scotland Description, Synstylae Parentage, New Dawn, Prima Ballerina, Fragrant Cloud, Australia Description, Charlotte Armstrong, Golden Glow, Lilian Austin New!
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Roses require love and attention if they are to thrive. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
None Year, England Description, France Description, Chinensis Parentage, United States Description, Germany Description, Unknown Description, Northern Ireland Description, Miniature Parentage, China Description, New Zealand Description, The Netherlands Description, Caninae Parentage, Pimpinellifoliae Parentage, Queen Elizabeth, Denmark Description, Scotland Description, Synstylae Parentage, New Dawn, Prima Ballerina, Fragrant Cloud, Australia Description, Charlotte Armstrong, Golden Glow, Lilian Austin New!
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