American Rose Society Annual, 1985. [Vol.70][Dolly Parton, the rose and the lady; Striped Roses; Mischievous Midge; Successful Rose Exhibiting; Canker; Compost; England's National Rose Shows; Mutation Breeding; In Search of Victor Verdier]

Shreveport, LA : The American Rose Society, 1985., 1985. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 224 pp. ; ISSN: 1079-6495 and 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 / Vincent Gioia -- Striped Roses Are Here / Ralph S. Moore -- The Mischievous Midge / Dr. Eugene O'Leary -- Rosebushes: What Size Is Best / Astor Perry -- Ten Basic Steps For Successful Rose Exhibiting / John P Mattia -- Potpourri The Easy Way / Martha Chapin -- A Nice Little obsession / Mrs. Neal (Sandie) Morris -- Die Back and Canker in Roses / Jerry 'N Perry -- Flower Arranging With Roses / Mildred Bryant -- Comparative Chemical Toxicities / Paul J Desmet -- Research On Roses / ARS Rose Research Committee Dr Griffith Buck Chairman -- Growing Roses In Containers / Don and Paula Ballin -- Compost For All Seasons / Manuel Mendes, Jr. -- In Search of Victor Verdier / Malcom Lowe -- Arranging Is Exhibiting -- A Thornless Rose Descended From Rosa Carolina / Robert B. Bayse -- Exhibiting At England's National Rose Shows / Don Charlton -- You've Come A Long Way Baby / Sean McCann -- A Tale of A Pig's Bladder: Water, Fertilizer and Roses / Bob Linck -- New Ideas About Old Roses For Modern Rose / Leonie Bell -- Mutation Breeding In Garden Roses / Subodh Kumar Datta and M N Gupta -- My Favorite Rose / Sam McGredy, Joe Winchell, Howard Walters, Bill Warriner, Ralph Moore, George Rose, Lily Shohan, Patrick Dickson -- Proof of the Pudding / Muriel Humenick, Coordinator -- New Roses of the World -- Top Exhibition Roses in The' United States -- Awards of Excellence for Miniature Roses -- American Rose Center Trial Ground Winners -- All America Rose Selections -- Gold Certificates -- Gold Honor Medals -- ARS Officers -- Former Presidents -- Classifications of Roses -- Index -- Illustrations -- Stars 'N Stripes -- Earthquake -- Ralph Moore's Mini Rose Dort 12 -- Ralph Moore's Rose No. 16-82-4 -- First Prize -- Olympiad -- Royal Highness -- Big Ben -- Fig I. Rose rosette disease -- Fig. 2 Yellow ringspot of redbud -- Fig 3. Town Crier cell -- Bareroot roses ready for burying -- Rosebushes laid in a trench -- Cords of buried bushes are exposed -- Roses are removed from trench -- The elusive Victor Verdier -- Flower Arrangement -- Marquis entrance at Lakeland -- RNRS Grounds, St Albans -- Winning box of 12 varieties -- Silver Medal -- Sukumari and Tangerine-Contempo -- Tangerine orange mutant of Contempo and Yellow Contempo -- Sam McGredy -- Joe Winchel -- Dolly Parton, the rose and the lady -- Howard WaIters -- Ole -- William Warriner -- Ralph Moore -- George Rose -- Peace 1-- Celsiana -- Fragrant Cloud - Color plates -- Ralph Moore's Striped Roses -- Touch of Class -- Broadway -- Punkin' and Sugar 'N' Spice -- Rose De Rescht -- Voodoo -- Headliner - Centerpiece and Windsome. ; VG.