Rock Garden Plants of the Southern Alps. This cultural history of the

This cultural history of the rose begins in the Greek and Roman world and then includes the rest of Europe

Also the story of the elected members and what they achieved

and the habits and associations in which they thrive

including the early days

Rock Garden Plants of the Southern Alps. This cultural history of theW. R. Philipson and D. Hearn. The first ever book devoted exclusively to New Zealand alpine plants and to their cultivation. Here are described the mountain plants of the Southern Alps which have value in the rock garden. Nearly all the photographs are of plants growing in the wild, 100 are illustrated, eleven in colour. A New Zealand botanical classic. First edition. Caxton Press, Christchurch, 1962. Hardback with dust jacket. 167 pages. SECONDHAND.