Prince's Manual of Roses: Comprising the Most Complete History of the Rose, Including Every Class, and All the Most Admirable Varieties That Have ... Information on Their Culture and Propagation - Softcover
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William Prince, Sen., the grandfather of the author, was the first American amateur who formed an extensive collection of Roses by making importations, and his son, the late William Prince, continued to enlarge the collection annually, with the finest varieties obtainable from foreign climes; and he also formed, in connection with the writer, a most perfect collection of our native species and varieties, At the time of his decease, in 1842, his Rose Garden com.
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