Project Gutenberg 2014-10-29 Public domain in the USA. 135 Parkman, Francis 1823 1893 Parkman, F. (Francis) The Book of Roses Produced by David Widger from page images generously provided by the Internet Archive "The Book of Roses" by Francis Parkman is a horticultural guide written in the late 19th century. This work serves as a comprehensive manual dedicated to the cultivation, propagation, and care of roses, reflecting Parkman's deep interest in and experience with gardening. The text likely explores various rose types, their cultivation methods, and innovations in hybridization during its period. The opening of the book begins with an introduction praising the rose's beauty and historical significance, recounting its evolution from a few types to the thousands available today due to cultivation efforts primarily in France. Parkman outlines the book's intent to provide practical information on growing roses, including soil preparation, pruning techniques, and an overview of the different varieties. He stresses the importance of high-quality care and appropriate conditions for successful rose cultivation, making clear that the amateur gardener can achieve excellence with diligence and attention to detail. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Roses SB Text Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming 369787 2024-09-19T16:07:48.768596 2023-09-20T12:06:15.002345 text/html text/html 371541 2014-10-29T12:19:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 33507971 2014-10-29T12:19:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 24311781 2024-09-19T16:08:02.110478 application/epub+zip 24288773 2024-09-19T16:07:52.180512 application/epub+zip 169414 2024-09-19T16:07:49.827554 application/epub+zip 24154643 2024-09-19T16:08:09.763537 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 24110449 2024-09-19T16:07:58.177504 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 298772 2022-09-21T12:43:45.042179 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 305474 305397 2024-09-19T16:07:47.289019 2023-09-20T12:06:13.196312 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 305371 2014-10-29T12:17:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 107628 2014-10-29T12:19:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 305369 2014-10-29T12:17:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 107431 2014-10-29T12:19:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19896 2024-09-19T16:08:09.962478 application/rdf+xml 12084 2024-09-19T16:07:50.183507 image/jpeg 3377 2024-09-19T16:07:50.002532 image/jpeg 31693673 2024-09-19T16:07:49.271526 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia