Cultivation of The Roses

This is essentially a practical book, contain full information on all points of roses in the open ground and under glass; the formation of the rosarium; the characters of wild and garden roses; the preparation of the flowers for exhibition, the raising of new varieties; and the work of the rose garden in every season of the year. A synoptical catalogue will be of much value in determining questions of classification and nomenclature. The book is convincing evidence of author’s success in presenting the kind of information amateur rosarians need in the way in which they can best make use of and benefit from it.