Ralph P Lowe (5 results)

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 224 pp. ; ISSN: 1079-6495 and ISSN: 0066-0000 ; LC: SB411; Dewey: 635.9/33372; NAL: 81 ; stiff, blue textured paper wrappers with gold lettering ; a series of articles on rose growing and culture, accompanied by several photographs, both in color and black and white ; Contents: President's Message / Vincent Gioia -- Striped Roses Are Here / Ralph S. Moore -- The Mischievous Midge / Dr. Eugene O'Leary -- Rosebushes: What Size Is Best / Astor Perry -- Ten Basic Steps For Successful Rose Exhibiting / John P Mattia -- Potpourri The Easy Way / Martha Chapin -- A Nice Little obsession / Mrs. Neal (Sandie) Morris -- Die Back and Canker in Roses / Jerry 'N Perry -- Flower Arranging With Roses / Mildred Bryant -- Comparative Chemical Toxicities / Paul J Desmet -- Research On Roses / ARS Rose Research Committee Dr Griffith Buck Chairman -- Growing Roses In Containers / Don and Paula Ballin -- Compost For All Seasons / Manuel Mendes, Jr. -- In Search of Victor Verdier / Malcom Lowe -- Arranging Is Exhibiting -- A Thornless Rose Descended From Rosa Carolina / Robert B. Bayse -- Exhibiting At England's National Rose Shows / Don Charlton -- You've Come A Long Way Baby / Sean McCann -- A Tale of A Pig's Bladder: Water, Fertilizer and Roses / Bob Linck -- New Ideas About Old Roses For Modern Rose / Leonie Bell -- Mutation Breeding In Garden Roses / Subodh Kumar Datta and M N Gupta -- My Favorite Rose / Sam McGredy, Joe Winchell, Howard Walters, Bill Warriner, Ralph Moore, George Rose, Lily Shohan, Patrick Dickson -- Proof of the Pudding / Muriel Humenick, Coordinator -- New Roses of the World -- Top Exhibition Roses in The' United States -- Awards of Excellence for Miniature Roses -- American Rose Center Trial Ground Winners -- All America Rose Selections -- Gold Certificates -- Gold Honor Medals -- ARS Officers -- Former Presidents -- Classifications of Roses -- Index -- Illustrations -- Stars 'N Stripes -- Earthquake -- Ralph Moore's Mini Rose Dort 12 -- Ralph Moore's Rose No. 16-82-4 -- First Prize -- Olympiad -- Royal Highness -- Big Ben -- Fig I. Rose rosette disease -- Fig. 2 Yellow ringspot of redbud -- Fig 3. Town Crier cell -- Bareroot roses ready for burying -- Rosebushes laid in a trench -- Cords of buried bushes are exposed -- Roses are removed from trench -- The elusive Victor Verdier -- Flower Arrangement -- Marquis entrance at Lakeland -- RNRS Grounds, St Albans -- Winning box of 12 varieties -- Silver Medal -- Sukumari and Tangerine-Contempo -- Tangerine orange mutant of Contempo and Yellow Contempo -- Sam McGredy -- Joe Winchel -- Dolly Parton, the rose and the lady -- Howard WaIters -- Ole -- William Warriner -- Ralph Moore -- George Rose -- Peace 1-- Celsiana -- Fragrant Cloud - Color plates -- Ralph Moore's Striped Roses -- Touch of Class -- Broadway -- Punkin' and Sugar 'N' Spice -- Rose De Rescht -- Voodoo -- Headliner - Centerpiece and Windsome. ; VG. Book.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book, subtitled āRepresenting the Executive Chairā, is the published record of Governor Ralph P Loweās official correspondence with the 7th General Assembly of Iowa, a body convened in annual session on December 6, 1858. Covering the authorās message to the assembly and his communications to both state houses, the record provides important and detailed insight into the pressing concerns of state government at a critical juncture in its history and the broader history of the United States. The record includes reports from various state departments, from the state auditor to the penitentiary warden. The author also addresses issues of public education and the establishment of public institutions such as schools for the deaf and insane asylums. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

Leather. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. PRESENTATION COPY to Governor Samuel Merrill, who himself contributes four individual addresses between 1868 & 1872 (# 24-27 inclusive, 109 pages total). Front board gilt-stamped with "Presented to Governor Merrill. Des Moines, Iowa". Also INSCRIBED in black ink on ffep: "With the greatest respect, Mrs Ada North (?) - Des Moines - February 1876", & then SIGNED below "Hattie G. Merrill". Samuel Merrill (1822-1899) was the seventh governor of Iowa from 1868-1872, as well as an officer in the Union army during the American Civil War. Titled "Messages and Inaugurals of the Iowa Governors from 1846 to 1874" (actually to 1876, not 1874 as indicated in title). Contains a total of 31 SEPARATE MESSAGES/INAUGURALS/SPEECHES (almost 600 pages) all bound together in the one volume. Various imprints. Begins with (#1) Message of Governor James Clarke to the First General Assembly of the State of Iowa, Dec. 1846 (14pp). Followed by 30 additional messages/speeches to the State of Iowa (some multiple) by the following: Samuel Merrill; James Clarke; Ansel Briggs; Stephen Hempstead; James W. Grimes; Ralph P. Lowe; Samuel J. Kirkwood; William M. Stone; & Cyrus C. Carpenter (full details with dates supplied on demand). Contains some sporadic manuscript details, mostly indicating Governors & dates. Bound in the original gilt-stamped leather boards, professionally rebacked with maroon buckram spine, with original endpapers bound in. Spine gilt-lettered with "Iowa Governors' Messages". Slight handling wear, mild foxing, hinges reinforced from inside (holding tight), otherwise a VERY GOOD nice clean solid leatherbound copy. A total of 597 pages of text, plus dividing blanks. Heavy volume, extra shipping may be required. RARE & UNIQUE. Signed.