ROY GENDERS - The Complete Guide to Roses

London England, John Gifford, 1977. Second Edition, Binding: Cloth, Fine/Very Good/fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 070710596X Hardback Everything the rose grower would wish to know about how to cultivate a rose garden is included: the preparation of the soil; when and how to plant; how to prune for maximum of bloom and for exhibition; the pruning of climbing roses and where and how to grow them; propogation and hybridisation; pests and diseases. No garden flower has attained so great a beauty or diversity in the past hundred years as the rose. The author's enthusiasm for this most exquisite of plants is bound to brush off on the reader. Illustrated.