Beales, Peter.

Twentieth-Century Roses. An Illustrated encyclopaedia and grower’s manual of clasic roses from the twentieth century.

First Edition. London, Collins Harvill, 1988. 20cm x 27cm. 320 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of wear. Signed by Peter Beales and additionally inscribed on the endpaper.

Contains for Example: In search of the perfect rose: The Influence of the older classic roses. The Hybrid Teas. The Floribunda Roses. Shrub Roses and Procumbents. Miniature and Patio Roses. Climbing Roses, Ramblers and Scramblers. Modern Roses in the Landscape: Roses as Bedding Plants and for Massed Displays. Modern Roses with Companion Plants. The use of Modern Climbers and Ramblers. Roses as Hedges. Modern roses in containers. Roses under glass. Roses for cutting and arranging. Roses for Exhibition. Roses as standards. Frangrance in Modern Roses. The Cultivation of Roses: Chosing and Buying Roses. Commercial Production. Propagation. Micropropagation. Hybridizing. Planting Bare-Root Roses. Planting Container-Grown Roses. Pruning. Soils and Feeding. Pests of Roses. Diseases of Roses. Weed Control.

• Keywords: Botanik · Botany · Garden Collection – Ann Geneva · Garden Design – Collection · Library & Collection Building · Rose · Rosen · Roses · Signed
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 486BB