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This exquisite gift set offers practical information in a handsome package and celebrates the splendor of the worlds most beloved flower. ""The Roses"" box set features two volumes: the first, ""The Art of the Rose"", provides an illustrated history of roses and their present-day uses, from their Chinese origins to the latest creations by leading nurseries. It covers topics such as The Origins of the Rose and The Extended Rose Family, and the final section is dedicated to instructions for care and cultivation of these delicate blooms. The second volume, ""The Most Beautiful Roses"", features eighty-seven of the worlds most exceptional roses through photographs and text that cover the essentials: climatic and growing conditions, varietal characteristics, origins, and the symbolism related to the different rose varieties.

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9782080305558

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Jerome Goutier is a journalist in France and the author of a number of works on gardens and roses in his native French.

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