"The Old Rose Adventurer" is devoted in large part to the classic once-blooming European shrub roses. There are also chapters on the old Oriental repeat-blooming shrub roses and climbers both European and Oriental. The author has examined original material from France, Britain, and the U.S. to obtain not only the fullest descriptions and cultural directions ever compiled for these delightful roses but also the most complete history of the development of each group---including in many cases remarks by the original breeders themselves.