Updated, enlarged and re-illustrated, with more than 600 new colour photographs, Classic Roses is an authoritative history and the essential manual for all rose growers and rose lovers. It identifies 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 Bourbon roses, 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 importat hybrids, shrub roses and climbers. Special contributions from US rose experts include: William Grant on the phenomenon of rose-rustling in California and the southern states of America; Malcolm M. Manners on mosaic virus; and Malcolm Lowe on North American pests.

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The title indicates the scope of this outstanding work that describes more than 1000 species and hybrid roses. Beales, a British grower who has introduced several new varieties of roses, supplements the dictionary descriptions with a section on the history of roses throughout the world and one on cultural information for growing roses. Many of the roses are illustrated with fine color photos. This comprehensive work covers this special area of flower gardening more completely than any other book on the market. Recommended. Dale Luchsinger, formerly with Agnes Scott Coll. Lib., Athens, Ga.