The Old Rose Advisor
- ISBN-10
- 0595172938
- ISBN-13
- 9780595172931
- Category
- Old roses
- Pages
- 686
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- iUniverse
- Author
- Brent C. Dickerson
Description
This is the improved, enlarged Second Edition of the breakthrough classic work on reblooming old roses, known internationally in its First Edition for its fresh research and accuracy. It provides the most complete listing of all of the existing or otherwise important or interesting varieties of those opulent reblooming old roses, with chapters on Bourbons, Hybrid Perpetuals, Damask Perpetuals, Chinas, and Teas. The author has obtained the most complete and varied collection of descriptions ever, often providing the original descriptions by the actual breeder! This Second Edition has been augmented with many more listings and many more descriptions, and has been re-formatted to increase the ease of use by the reader. This improved edition of a modern classic will be a welcome addition to the reference collection of any lover of roses, horticulture, or horticultural history!
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- 2001-03-06
- 684 pages
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