The Modern Flower Garden 1. Roses - With Chapters on Types and Cultivation of Roses

Volume 1 in a series about the flower garden deals with all aspects of roses. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Contents Include: Classification of Types; Tea Roses; Hybrid Perpetual Roses; Hybrid Tea Roses; Pernetiana Roses; Polyantha Roses ¿ Climbing and Dwarf; Wichuraiana Hybrids; Miscellaneous Hybrids; Rose Species and their Uses; Rose Hedges and Screens; Climbing and Rambler Roses and their Uses; The Rose Garden; Choosing Roses: What to Look for and what to Avoid; Soils and their Improvement: Planting: Feeding; The Technique of Pruning; Pests and Diseases of the Rose; Growing for Exhibition. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.

Product details

• Authors: Arthur J. Cobb
• Publisher: Stearns Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.12.2010
• EAN: 9781446523971
• ISBN: 978-1-4465-2397-1
• No. of pages: 70
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 4 mm
• Weight: 102 g
• Subject: Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works