The Old Rose Advisor: Volume II. This item is unavailable.The Old Rose Advisor: Volume II

This is Volume II of the improved, enlarged Second Edition of the breakthrough classic work on reblooming old roses, known internationally in its First Edition for its fresh research and accuracy. It provides the most complete listing anywhere of all of the existing or otherwise important or interesting varieties of those opulent reblooming old roses, with chapters in this volume on Noisettes and Climbers, Polyanthas, and Hybrid Teas, with ten detailed and useful Appendices, including updates on the author's other books. The author has obtained the most complete and varied descriptions ever, often providing the original descriptions by the actual breeder! This Second Edition has been augmented with many more listings and many more descriptions, and has been re-formatted to increase the ease of use by the reader. This improved edition of a modern classic will be a welcome addition to the reference collection of any lover of roses, horticulture, or horticultural history!

A unique & authoritative guide to the reblooming "old" roses, those developed primarily before 1920 that still lend distinction to today's gardens. More than 2,300 cultivars are listed, with reproductions of rare botanical illustrations of these glorious damask, china, tea, & bourbon roses.