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Editore: New York : Henry Holt, 1997., 1997
ISBN 10: 0805055843ISBN 13: 9780805055849
Da: Joseph Valles - Books, Stockbridge, GA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 2nd Edition. Expanded, revised and enlarged edition ; 500 pp. : 600 color photographs ; 28 cm. ; ISBN: 0805055843 (hb : alk. paper) LCCN: 97-23619 ; OCLC: 37024920 ; LC: SB411; Dewey: 635.9/33734 ; red and blue cloth with gold lettering, in color photographic dustjacket ; .[I]dentifies and describes all the species, cultivars and varieties that have stood the test of time, including the ancient Chinese teas, the York and Lancaster roses, the Provence and Bourbons and the humble and hardy rugosas. This definitive work is a grower's guide to the buying, propagation, feeding and pruning of old roses and important hybrids, shrub roses and climbers. There are new and improved height and colour charts (which make the selection of roses for specific locations easier), as well as up-to-date information on breeding new cultivars, classification and nomenclature, sources of supply, rose societies and outstanding gardens, country by country. Special contributions from United States experts include: William Grant on the phenomenon of rose-rustling (finding and conserving of old roses) in California, Texas and elsewhere, Malcolm M. Manners on mosaic virus, and Malcolm Lowe on North American pests and diseases."--dustjacket ; large, thick volume ; FINE/FINE. Book.