The Rose Garden. In Two Divisions. Division I. Embracing the history of the rose, the formation of the rosaries, and a detailed account of the various practices adopted in the successful cultivation of this popular flower; illustrated with numerous engravings on wood. Division II. Containing an arrangement, in natural groups, of the most esteemed varieties of roses recognised and cultivated in the various rose gardens, English and foreign; with full descriptions and remarks on their origin and mode of culture. By William Paul, F.R.H.S., Third Edition. London: Kent and Co, 1872, 256 pp, 10.5 x 7”, 8vo, super octavo.
In poor condition. Ex-library. Boards and spine detached from binding, except for a small section at the tail of spine. Head of spine lacking, half of title name gone. Gilt lettering and motifs in good condition, bright and clean. Front and rear boards slightly scuffed at edges and corners. White hand-writing to tail of spine. Ex-library tag on front pastedown: Property of The Society of Saint John the Evangelist. Ex-library blind stamp on front end-page and title page. Marginalia in a few instances. Finger soiling in a few instances. Perfect candidate for restoration, original boards and spine included. Please see photos.
William Paul (1822-1905) was an English horticulturalist and writer. Paul served on the committee of the National Floricultural Society from 1851 until it was dissolved in 1858, when the floral committee of the Royal Horticultural Society was established. In 1858, Paul joined the National Rose Society, which Samual Reynolds Hole had just founded, and in 1866 he was one of twenty-one members of an executive committee for the International Horticultural Exhibition. Paul was commissioner of the Paris Exhibition of 1867. Although best known as a rosarian, Paul devoted attention to the improvement of other plants, including hollyhocks, asters, hyacinths, phloxes, camellias, zonal pelargoniums, hollies, ivies, shrubs, fruit-trees, and Brussels sprouts.
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