The American Rose Annual : 1979 [Vol. 64] [Miniature Roses; Rose for Rosalynn Carter; Photographing Roses; Potential Use of Leaf Enzymes; The Blue Rose; Rooting Rose Cuttings; Testing Drip Irrigation; Handling Rose Seedlings; New Roses; etc]

Shreveport, LA : The American Rose Society, 1979., 1979. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 214, [1] pp. ; 24 cm. ; OCLC: 24570833, ISSN: 1079-6495 and OCLC: 1480692 , ISSN: 0066-0000 ; LC: SB411; Dewey: 635.9/33372; NAL: 81 ; stiff, blue textured paper wrappers with gold lettering ; a series of articles on rose growing and culture, accompanied by several photographs, both in color and black and white ; Contents: President's message / Frank Benardella -- Executive Director's message / Harold Goldstein -- The year of the rose 1979 -- A salute to the rose / George Rose -- Miniature roses / Ralph Moore -- A wider range of creativity / Fred Edmunds, Jr. -- The year of the rose : before and beyond / William Warriner -- A rose for Rosalynn Carter / Richard Hutton -- California: birthplace of winners / Jack Christensen -- Dreams come true : almost! / Jack Harkness -- Miniature roses in patio gardens / Harmon Saville -- Photographing roses / Stuart Dobson -- Recipe for rosat crow / Leonie Bell -- The potential use of leaf enzymes for rose identification / Larry J Kuhns and Thomas A Fretz -- The blue rose / Rhea Felknor -- Early roses, late roses / Edith Schurr -- An impossible beauty / Sean McCann -- Whither goest the floribunda? / Ann Reilly -- The best exhibition roses : a symposium / Dick Martin -- Rooting rose cuttings / Charles Jeremias -- From the garden to the show / Louise Coleman -- Testing drip irrigation / Jack Sagendorf -- Handeling rose seedlings / Joe Winchel -- Staying young with roses / Paul H Johnstone -- Experience : the best teacher / Helen Silver -- Roses, Ltd. / Griffith Buck -- Book reviews / Mary Knoll and Dale Martin -- New roses of the world -- Plant patents -- Proof of the pudding -- Top exhibition roses in the United States / Golden Triangle Rose Society of South Texas -- Award of excellence for miniature roses -- All-America Rose Selection -- Gold Honor Medals -- ARS officers and former presidents -- Gold certificates -- Explanatory notes. ; color photographs of roses Holy Toledo, Foxy Lady, Rosalynn Carter, Pacesetter, Baby Katie, Greensleeves, Party Girl, September Days, Green Ice, Ambassador, Honor, Flaming Beauty, and Cherish ; front ep clipped ; store stamp on front, else VG.