This book contains portraits of 88 rose varieties starting with 'Albertine' through 'Zimtrose (Rosa maialis 'Foecundissima') and refernces quite a bunch more.

The author of this book is Dr. Roswitha Raufuß, literature scientist, who started planting roses at the school, where she was teacher and then all around the little place of Gunzenbach near Alzenau, Germany, where she lives.