THE SHRUB ROSES OF TODAY. With 8 Pages Of Water~colors And 8 Pencil Drawings By The Author, And 16 Black And White Photographs. With A Key To The Major Groups Of Cultivated Roses By Gordon D. Rowley.

Language: English

Published by London & Melbourne. 1980. J. Dent & Sons, Ltd., 1980

0460045334 / 9780460045339

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red hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. very fine cond. mint cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. revised edition. illustrated 1/2 title pg. 239p. glossy b&w and full color plates. bibliography. index. gardening. horticulture. landscaping. botany. ~ Mr. Thomas had in his professional care probably the world's most complete collection of shrub roses both old and new. He here presents us with the fruits of his experience with the more recently developed shrub roses ~ an enormous range of three hundred and fifty species and varieties. The whole book has been completely and carefully revised; the nomenclature has been brought up to date; new hybrid shrub roses have been included and earlier comments have been checked and amplified in the light of further experiences. Mr. Thomas has the gift of infecting his readers with his deep love of his subject, and he is as gifted with his paint~brush and pencil as with his pen; he includes numerous colour and monochrome pictures from his own hand. The book is divided into three main sections. The first part recounts the history, changing fashions, and characters of roses in general. The second part describes the wild species and their hybrids, from the European Dog Rose, the Cinnamon, Burnet and Austrian Roses, to the remote Japanese Rugosas and American species. The third part deals with later developments, after the advent of the China Rose, including Hybrid Musks and Hybrid Perpetuals and the evolution and uses of modern hybrid shrub roses. Other features of this comprehensive handbook are a remarkable and unique chapter on fragrance , a section on cultivation and pruning, an exhaustive index and bibliography. Mr Gordon D. Rowley contributes notes and diagrams illustrating genealogy.…

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THE SHRUB ROSES OF TODAY. With 8 Pages Of Water~colors And 8 Pencil Drawings By The Author, And 16 Black And White Photographs. With A Key To The Major Groups Of Cultivated Roses By Gordon D. Rowley.
Author
Thomas, Graham Stuart
Publisher
London & Melbourne. 1980. J. Dent & Sons, Ltd.
Publication year
1980
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Hardcover
Language
English
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0460045334
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9780460045339
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