Rosarum monographia or a botanical history of roses : to which is addes an appendix for the use of cultivators in which the most remarkable garden varieties are systematically arranged
John Lindley's 1820 botanical monograph on roses, printed in London by James Ridgway for botanists and rose cultivators, with a systematic arrangement of garden varieties. The pictures are fine line engravings of rose flowers and stems, drawn with precise hatching and serrated leaves, useful to a designer seeking delicate botanical linework or a scientific vintage look.
