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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Forty-six beautifully illustrated varieties of the queen of flowers: hybrid teas, grandiflora, floribunda, climbers, miniatures, and historic roses. Descriptive captions.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Here's a beautiful floral archive featuring the queen of flowers, waiting to be brought vividly to life in full color by flower lovers and coloring book enthusiasts everywhere.<br>Expertly and accurately rendered by artist Ilil Arbel, the illustrations in this easily affordable volume depict 46 different varieties of the universally recognized symbol of perfection, elegance, romance, and love -- among them the York and Lancaster (Damask) rose, the stately Le Reine Victoria (Bourbon) rose and the double bloom, long-stemmed Cherry Vanilla (Grandiflora). Other examples include: <br><i>Hybrid Tea Roses</i>: Color Magic, Brandy, Peace, First Prize, Royal Highness, Double Delight, Garden Party, Tropicana, Mister Lincoln, Paradise<br><i>Grandiflora</i>: Sundowner, Love, Prominent, Arizona, John S. Armstrong, Pink Parfait<br><i>Floribunda</i>: First Edition, Europeana, Rose Parade, Bahia, Charisma<br><i>Polyantha</i>: Cecile Brunner, China Doll, The Fairy<br><i>Climbers</i>: Blaze, Golden Showers, America, Royal Sunset, New Dawn<br><i>Miniatures</i>: Gold Coin, Starina, Cinderella, Holy Toledo<br><i>Historic Roses</i>: <i>Rosa foetida bicolor</i> (Austrian Copper), <i>Rose eglanteria</i> (Sweet Briar Rose). Duchesse de Brabant (Old Tea), Great Maiden's Blush (Alba), Communis (Moss), Hermosa (China), Tuscany Superb (Gallica), Rosa Mundi (Gallica)<br>Captions for these lovely royalty-free illustrations describe coloring, height, foliage, size of blossoms and fragrance, while a glossary of rose terminology is to be found at the end of the book.</p><p></p>

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