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Pink ladies & crimson gents, portraits and legends of 50 roses, Molly and Don Glentzer

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Pink ladies & crimson gents, portraits and legends of 50 roses, Molly and Don Glentzer

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-142) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Pink ladies & crimson gents

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

123079444

Responsibility statement

Molly and Don Glentzer

Sub title

portraits and legends of 50 roses

Summary

"This gorgeously photographed collection of fifty exquisite roses reveals how some of the world?s most storied, beloved plants received their names, and how the names go hand in hand with the flowers? appearance and fragrance. It?s a voyage of discovery for rose connoisseurs, garden enthusiasts, and anyone else who appreciates delicate blooming beauty"--Inside cover

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Chapter 1: Artful Personalities: Omar Khayyám. Souvenir de Victor Hugo. Rubens. Mozart. Anaïs Ségalas. Redouté. Excellenz von Schubert. Goethe. Fantin-Latour. Mme. Eugène E. Marlitt -- Chapter 2: Heroes & Heroines: Napoléon. Jeanne d'Arc. Jacques Cartier. Cardinal de Richelieu. Archduke Charles. Constance Spry. Lamarque. Henri Martin. Captain Thomas. Robin Hood -- Chapter 3: Nobles & Notables: René d'Anjou. Louis-Philippe. Adélaide d'Orléans. Kronprinzessin Viktoria von Preussen. Duchesse de Brabant. Duchesse de Gramont. Mme. Isaac Pereire. Mrs. Pierre S. du Pont. Sir Thomas Lipton. Lady Waterlow -- Chapter 4: Storied Characters: Léda. Belle Isis. Don Juan. Thisbe. Penelope. Greenmantle. Félicité et Perpétue. Ophelia. Julia Mannering. Sombreuil -- Chapter 5: Well-Bred Ladies & Gents: F.J. Lindheimer. James Veitch. Lady Banks. Champneys' Pink Cluster. William Lobb. Fortune's Double Yellow. Rhodologue Jules Gravereaux. Mrs. B.R. Cant. Graham Thomas Gertrude Jekyll -- Resources -- Rose growing information

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