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This detailed book is the useful long-awaited and efficient comprehensive index to Brent C. Dickerson's fascinating works on Old Roses¡ªthe standard serious modern texts on this wonderful group of plants. The index lists all of the roses in these internationally-known, influential works, and specifies to the reader which page in which of these books has the main or important entry on the rose in question; also indexed here are all substantive references to people, places, things, or concepts in these important works which arose from Dickerson's twenty years of careful research and close study of Old Roses and their fascinating world.

The Old Rose Index additionally includes complete and updated appendices listing roses by year and by color, several interesting articles, as well as updates to Dickerson's previous books¡ªplus completly new entries on 29 interesting old roses not covered previously!While not for those who do not own Dickerson's other oks, The Old Rose Index will give the reader who does own these monumental works complete mastery over the great treasury of information supplied by The Old Rose Advisor (second edition), The Old Rose Adventurer, and The Old Rose Informant, saving time and streamlining research in one's quest for information. This remarkable book is the key that unlocks that treasury!

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This book is primarily a very comprehensive index to three complex books: *The Old Rose Advisor* (in two volumes), *The Old Rose Adventurer*, and *The Old Rose Informant*, listing precisely where information on a rose variety can be found in these rich but diffuse books.However, the *Index* goes much further than this:It also indexes references to people, places, and concepts in these books such that anyone doing research on the world of old roses will be able to find the desired data quickly and efficiently.Further, it includes, updates, and integrates some of the very detailed appendices found in the *Advisor* and *Adventurer* so that the owner of *The Old Rose Index* will have all information conveniently at hand when using the listings.But there is more in *The Old Rose Index*!I have completed new entries for 29 additional interesting old roses from varying classes; and the book contains several new essays and translations, augmenting the earlier books. *The Old Rose Index* will expertly guide its owner to a fuller knowledge of old roses! ... Read more

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Gardening is the most popular outdoor leisure activity in the United Kingdom. Millions of people read gardening books, yet few know much about the history of gardening literature. The author has collected an account of English gardening books over a period of four centuries. Authors of gardening books have come from all walks of life and all shades of political opinion. This volume continues the examination of horticultural literature begun in "Gardeners' Delight". It sets gardening books in a political and historical perspective, picking out key moments such as the 17th-century Commonwealth and World War II. It looks at the political issues of gender, class and race; the growth of women gardening writers; and the relationship between labour and gardening. Race and nationality are examined and in particular the reflection of nationalism in gardening books. The book illustrates how closely gardening books are linked to our general culture and to the political history of the country. ... Read more

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This checklist of garden plants in Europe, North America, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa has been researched by 250 botanists worldwide. It also contains 22,000 botanical names that are no longer officially in use and 10,000 popular names. An illustrated botanical glossary explains all the terms used to describe plants, and lists the most commonly encountered Latin names and their definitions. Every name (including cultivars) is followed by a brief description, the plant's distribution in the wild and its climatic zone, supported with maps for Europe and North America. Mark Griffiths is the editor of "The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening". ... Read more

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I have been using this book as one of my main reference sources ever since it came out. I highly recommend it. Although I wish for a new updated edition. I hope there is one in the making!

Ultimate Reference
The RHS Index is a must for any hort library.Taxonomy has changed so much in recent years that Hortus Third has long been obsolete.I found this book to be indispensible in my research, aiding me in confidentlynaming thousands of plants.A real bonus is that RHS has alphabeticallyinterspersed common names throughout the latin entries.No more flippingto the back for a separate index!Worth twice the price.

Essential to any serious gardener
What a great book!I have long sought a book that would provide a handy reference to the extraordinary range of plants out there to help me pick out what will go where in our exurban garden.This book does it.Nothaving photographs is actually a plus of this volume, as it does not giveyou an idealized picture of what your gangly specimens will actually looklike; the textual descriptions are more realistic, I think. ... Read more

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Edited by F. K. J. Shenton. This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1858 edition by Crystal Palace Library; Bradbury and Evans, London. ... Read more

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Dictionary/Index of Interior Plants deals with the common and not so common plants used in interior environments. Numerous popular trees, shrubs, vines and ground covers that are used as potted, specimen, tub, planter, hanging basket, floral design material, water garden, bonsai and terraria in interior plantscapes are considered. The book is written as a quick reference of plant names(common and scientific) rather than a comprehensive taxonomic text for identifying plants. Beginning and commercial growers, plantscapers, interior plantscape designers, teachers, students, researchers, and all lovers of green plants will find it useful in locating a plant along with its currently acceptable scientific name (plus its derivation, meaning and pronunciation). This task is facilitated by cross-referencing of common names of interior plants to their scientific names.Brief descriptions of the plant that are relevant to their interior use are provided to confirm the plant. ... Read more

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Publisher: London : G. BellPublication date: 1889Subjects: Botany -- Great BritainPlantsNotes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Everyone with a professional interest in the flora of Texas will welcome this up-to-date checklist of the vascular plants. This comprehensive list also includes crops, persistent perennials, and naturalized plants and encompasses over 1,000 changes to the previous (Hatch, 1990) checklist. The authors have arranged this checklist phylogenetically by classes following the Cronquist system. Several features make this checklist especially useful. Chief among them is the relative synonymy (name history). An extensive index makes current classification and correct nomenclature readily accessible, while the botanical bibliography is the most extensive ever compiled for Texas. The authors also note which plants have been listed as threatened or endangered by the Texas Organization of Endangered Species, which are designated as Federal Noxious Weeds, and which have been chosen as state tree, flower, fruit, etc. by the Texas Legislature. ... Read more

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Great checklist
This is a checklist of vascular species found in Texas. It isn't all inclusive and some items might be out of date, but it sure helps find synonyms when you might not have access to the internet.Because it lists several synonyms if can help correct names from several authors.

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This well reseached tome is vital to texas botanists, natural resourceprofessionals, and the layperson in untangling the web of name revisions ofTexas plants.Preface to book detailing the history of Texas botany isfantastic. ... Read more

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This compact volume includes all perennial plant names found in some 2800 nursery catalogs issued in northern Europe from 1984 to 1987. It is a valuable resource for the correct naming of plants. ... Read more

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As a natural product, cotton poses challenges to modern, high-speed textile processing and manufacturing. It shows considerable variation in fibre length, and as fibres are liable to breakage during handling and processing, the amount of short fibre increases during manufacturing stages. Short fibre content and fibre length distribution are therefore of concern to cotton producers and processors. A substantial USDA research programme has been devoted to the subject and has resulted in the development of High Volume Instrumentation, to measure fibre strength, length and other factors. This publication provides a review of this issue. ... Read more