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Climbing Roses of the World

Climbing Roses of the World

by Charles Quest - Ritson (Author)

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    Hardcover 2003

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Synopsis

In what is touted as the most comprehensive volume on climbing rose in many years, a Royal Horticultural Society editor and author of books on English gardens documents virtually all such roses in cultivation through descriptions and 200 color plates. Quest-Ritson distinguishes climbers from rambler

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 376
 Publisher: Timber Press
Published: 15 Mar 2003
ISBN 10: 0881925632
ISBN 13: 9780881925630

Media Reviews
Will fascinate all rose lovers. -- John E. Bryan Gardening Newsletter (06/27/2003)
Charles Quest-Ritson in an enthusiastic rosarian. . . . This promises to become a standard work.
It's an encyclopedia to which I will refer over and over again. -- Betty Vickers Yellow Rose (09/14/2003)
The first attempt at a comprehensive review of all the climbing roses in the world...Beautifully researched.
A beautiful and definitive work resulting from ten years of study and travel by an international rose authority.
A definitive work for every serious rose fancier -- and very readable. -- Mary Davies Irish Garden (06/11/2003)
This is the most thorough coverage of this group of plants in over 40 years and will be the bible for the future. -- Robert Haehle National Gardener (06/13/2003)
The first significant volume on climbing roses for many years and the first to take a comprehensive world view. Compulsory reading for anyone with more than a passing interest in roses.
Without a doubt, this impressive, comprehensive and scholarly book will become the definitive study of the climbing rose for years to come. -- Patricia A. Taylor Cottage Gardener (06/21/2003)
An ideal selection to update a collection . . . highly recommended for libraries supporting horticultural students and researchers or serious gardeners. -- Sarah Williams E-Streams (09/29/2003)
The new standard for readers interested in the fascinating world of climbing roses and the growers who have contributed them to our gardens. Highly recommended. -- Bob Whitman Hardy Plant (02/29/2004)
This book is the first completely new volume in almost 40 years to present histories, line-ages, and special charms of this most-loved flower. -- Marty Figley Michigan Observer and Eccentric (11/06/2003)
The new standard reference for readers interested in the fascinating world of climbing roses and the growers who have contributed them to our gardens. Highly recommended. -- Bob Whitman Hardy Plant (02/29/2004)
There has not been a book on climbing roses as complete as this one, nor one that has represented roses from around the world as well. While it is scholarly in tone, the presentation of nearly 1,600 roses will be useful to the researcher as well as the home gardener. -- William Grant Pacific Horticulture (07/09/2003)
The author has done an admirable job of separating out the tangled strands of history and horticultural practice that have produced 1,600 climbing roses currently in cultivation with more than four hundred available from nurseries. He writes in a straightforward way. -- Marge Howard-Jones California Garden (06/07/2004)
Charles Quest-Ritson in an enthusiastic rosarian...This promises to become a standard work. -- Bookseller, March 7, 2003
This is the most thorough coverage of this group of plants in over 40 years and will be the bible for the future. -- Robert Haehle, National Gardener, June 2003
There has not been a book on climbing roses as complete as this one, nor one that has represented roses from around the world as well. While it is scholarly in tone, the presentation of nearly 1,600 roses will be useful to the researcher as well as the home gardener. -- William Grant, Pacific Horticulture, Summer 2003
Charles Quest-Ritson in an enthusiastic rosarian...This promises to become a standard work. --Bookseller, March 7, 2003
This is the most thorough coverage of this group of plants in over 40 years and will be the bible for the future. --Robert Haehle, National Gardener, June 2003--Robert Haehle National Gardener
There has not been a book on climbing roses as complete as this one, nor one that has represented roses from around the world as well. While it is scholarly in tone, the presentation of nearly 1,600 roses will be useful to the researcher as well as the home gardener. --William Grant, Pacific Horticulture, Summer 2003--William Grant Pacific Horticulture