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Both The Little Book of Roses and The Little Book of Orchids make elegant gifts for the rose lover and the orchid enthusiast, putting essential facts at their fingertips in an appealing and easy-to-follow presentation. Both titles explore myriad aspects of cultivation, the flowering varieties, and the places of the featured flowers in art and legend. Key issues are highlighted in special double-page spreads and text boxes, giving an at-a-glance grasp of the most important and interesting facts. Each Little Book includes a bibliography and Buyer's Guide.

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Around since Roman times when it was known as the flower of the gods, the rose has held its head high in the popularity stakes ever after. Used decoratively in the garden, medicinally or just as a cut flower and the most symbolic of all love tokens, it is regularly voted the number one favourite flower across Europe. This captivating guide to the rose offers a horticultural perspective on its development through the ages, detailed botanical information, cultivation details and those often worrying aspects of their care - pruning and pest and disease control. Climbing, rambling, floribundas and hybrid teas are all given an overview together with advice on their care and placement in the garden. Written by three rose experts, this colourful, compact guide contains a wealth of information for specialist and amateur alike. From their discovery, history, breeding, and cultivation, the work contains an endless number of anecdotes, facts and sound botanical information to give an expert and informed overview of the rose. Liberally illustrated with photographs, botanical paintings and old prints, it is a visual feast as well as a concise reference guide, making it a most useful addition to a rose-lover's book collection. - Lucy Watson

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