Roses. A colourful inheritance.

Köln, Verlag DuMont Monte 2003, cm.24x30, pp.336, ill.col. Hardcover, dustjacket. "A rosarian of international renown, Harkness brings an ardent proclivity for the queen of flowers to a fascinating effort bolstered by the lyrical beauty of rare artworks." -Booklist Roses are treasured for many reasons: their enchanting beauty and sweet fragrance, their fascinating history, their value as the most versatile of garden plants, their symbolic power. The quest to create roses, and the flowers that have resulted, are the subjects of this splendid book. It charts rose culture from its ancient origins through the horticulture of the 19th century to hybrid breeding in modern times. In addition, this beautiful volume presents some of the most sublime rose specimens ever created, drawn and painted by renowned botanical artists such as Pierre-Joseph Redouté, Henry Andrews, and John Lindley. The captivating illustrations are from the Royal Horticultural Society, home to one of the world's finest archives of horticultural art. This spectacular volume of roses of every description, also in a reduced format with an incredibly affordable price, is certain to capture the hearts of gardeners and art lovers alike. AUTHOR BIO: Peter Harkness is the author of Modern Garden Roses, The Photographic Encyclopædia of Roses, and Roses to Enjoy. He has edited The Rose Magazine and has contributed to the Royal Horticultural Society Roses Plant Guide. The Royal Horticultural Society was founded in 1804 by John Wedgwood and Sir Joseph Banks. It led the way in sending collectors around the world in search of new plant species, and fostered domestic cultivation of many varieties we know and love today. The society's Lindley Library is considered one of the world's finest horticultural archives, containing more than 250,000 paintings, illustrations, and rare books.

VIIth Edition. Fort Worth, Harcourt Brace College Publ. 1998, cm.14x21,5, pp.1522, legatura ed.

Helicon Publishing 2001, cm.10,5x21, pp.448, ill.col. Paperback. Whether you are stuck in the garden centre or nettled in your own garden, this work offers a guide to finding the correct names for different types of plants, quickly. From alpines to trees and shrubs, and houseplants to wild flowers, it covers 30,000 terms on every plant you could possibly come across. The text aims to make it easy to convert common names into their botanical equivalents and offers a listing of common epithets - helping the reader to understand the plant naming system. The work also provides earlier versions of botanical names, and both UK and North American common names.

Antique Collectors Club Dist 2001, cm.21,5x28,5, pp.222, ill.col. hardcover, dustjacket. Orchids - The Complete Grower's Guide covers all aspects of cultivating orchids. It is suitable both for the beginner starting out, as well as for the more committed orchid enthusiast looking to try some of the more unusual species available. The authors, backed by years of hands-on experience, take an in-depth look at orchid growing today. Areas covered include a comprehensive background to the orchid and its history together with information on hybridisation and the conservation of rare and threatened species in the wild. On the practical side there is down-to-earth advice with step-by-step instructions on the care of orchids for the amateur and the more advanced gardener: watering, feeding, pests, greenhouse cultivation, re-potting, root care and compost are amongst the many subject areas covered. Superb, specially commissioned photographs accompany the text and reveal the intrinsic beauty of these exotic plants.