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Condition: FINE. First printing, a trade paperback original. In addition to poets like Raymond Carver and William Everson, who were formerly associated with Sacramento, this anthology includes works by many writers currently writing: among them are Jane Blue, Luke Breit, Julia Connor, B. L. Kennedy, Jim Normington, Mary Mackey, Jose Montoya, Eugene Redmond, D. R. Wagner, Ronald Tanaka and many more. Includes photographs of the poets and brief biographical information. SIGNED by TWO poets at their selections: Jim Normington and Mary Mackey. . Cover art by D. R. Wagner. 244 pp. Just about fine in white illustrated wrappers ( a little wear to the covers.).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 221 pp. ; ISSN: 1079-6495 and ISSN: 0066-0000 ; LC: SB411; Dewey: 635.9/33372; NAL: 81 ; stiff, blue textured paper wrappers with gold lettering ; a series of articles on rose growing and culture, accompanied by several photographs, both in color and black and white ; Contents: President's Message / Vincent Gioia - The Lowly Earthworm / Marge Rehder - The Evolution of a Rose Nut / Don Marshall - Rose Cane Cankers / Dr. Margaret Balbach and Dr. Malcom C. Shurtleff - The Impossible Dream / Dale E. Martin - Breeding for Unusual Colors / Paul E. Jerabeck - Breeding Thornless Roses / K J Nobbs - Research Battles Blackspot in Roses / Rosalyne B Dobbs - Ashes to Ashes: Roses to Roses / Fred Edmunds - My Unorthodox Approach to Growing Show-winning Roses / A T "Buddy" Harrelson - Spent Blooming / Jeane H Rein - Canadian Explorer Roses / Felicitas Svejda - Witches' Broom of Rose : A New Outbreak in Several of the Central States / F J Crowe - On Judging the Old Garden Roses / Lily Shohan - Tissue Culture of the Rose / Robert M. Skirvin, Mel Chu, John C. "Jack" Walter - Don't be Shy - Be an Exhibitor / Louise Coleman -- Growing Roses in Containers / Ronald G. Schwerdt -- District Director's Symposium 1984 / Compiled by Dr. William E McMahon -- Making Use of Soil and Leaf Analysis on Roses. R.B Peters and JR. Knauss -- Rose Plant Physiology / Thomas Cairns. Ph D. -- A Correlation Analysis of the Results from the Pacific Southwest District / Thomas Cairns -- New Roses of the World -- Proof of the Pudding / Muriel Humenick, Coordinator -- Top Exhibition Roses in the United States / Golden Triangle Rose Society -- Awards of Excellence -- ARS Trial Ground Winners -- All America Rose Selections -- Gold Certificates -- Gold Honor Medals -- ARS Officers -- Former Presidents -- Color Classifications -- Index - Illustrations: Initial infection lesions of brown canker -- Close-lip of brown canker -- Stem or Common Canker -- Older stem cankers -- Brand canker of Roses -- Unregistered seedling of Tausendschon Thorn-free Glory -- Royal Flush, a seed parent for thorn-free progeny -- Close-up of blackspot -- Spotless Pink, Spotless Gold,and Spotless Yellow -- Persian Yellow -- CIoseup of Carefree Beauty -- Carefree Beauty in the landscape -- Dale Latuer, Supervisor, ARS Gardens -- ARS Gardens in Shreveport - Explorer Rose Martin Frobisher -- Explorer Rose Henry Hudson -- Explorer Rose Jens Munk -- Explorer Rose David Thompson -- Roses Chinese Albanel and John Cabot -- Rose William Baffin -- Roses John Franklin and Champlain -- Rose in tissue culture medium -- Container grown roses on a fence -- Miniatures in containers on the patio -- Cold frames for winter protecting -- Roses in spring after protection removed -- Growing roses under lights -- Various deficiencies of the rose -- Available iron for the rose -- Iron deficiency of the rose -- Color plates -- Showbiz -- Rainbow's End and Julie Ann -- Princess Grace of Monaco -- Rose in tissue culture medium -- Dolly Parton -- Why Not and Millie Walters -- Grand Masterpiece and Sunbright ; VG. Book.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very Good. Dust Jacket may NOT BE INCLUDED.CDs may be missing. SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.

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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. " First printing 1985" stated. Near fine plus, if not fine wraps/paperback. Includes two cassette tapes in near fine plus condition. Only minor, if not trivial signs of age/wear/previous use to book and cassettes. A landmark collection of Sacramento poets in both print and audio. In the book are Raymond Carver, Eugene Redmond, Jose Montoya, Ann Menebroker, Joyce Odom, Douglas Blazek, DR Wagner, and others. The cassettes contain cuts by Quinton Duval, BL Kennedy, Arthur Butler, Nebulous Stucco Thing, and more.