In Search of Lost Roses
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Word Count
60,000 words, Guess
Page Count
240 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL7415813M
- ISBN-139780226105963
- ISBN-100226105962
- OCLC Control Number466933920
- OCLC Control Number48449527
and 4 more
- OCLC Control Numberinsearchoflostro0000chri_i4y4
- Library of Congress Control Number2001057373
- LibraryThing290178
- Goodreads945126
Classifications
- LCCSB411.65.O55C48 2002
- DDC635.9/33372
- LCCSB411.65.O55 C48 1989
Description
Once upon a time--before the 1860s--people loved old roses like "Pearl of Gold," "Marchionesse of Lorne," or "Autumn Damask." Then along came the hybrid tea roses, which were easier to arrange, more dramatic, and longer-blooming, and the old roses were all but forgotten. Now the lovely, subtle-hued, richly perfumed old roses are making a comeback, thanks to the efforts of a stubborn band of eccentric characters who rescued them from back alleys, ramshackle cottages, and overgrown graveyards across the country. Thomas Christopher tells us the fascinating stories of the old roses--how they were created and made their way to America--and the unforgettable people who "rustle" them from abandoned lots and secret gardens today, revelling in the mystery of an "unknown yellow."
First Sentence
"IT'S VERY ANNOYING, I find, after all these years for people not to put things right."
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