It takes the average reader 8 hours and 23 minutes to read Macoboy's Roses by Stirling Macoboy
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
This new edition of Macoboy¿s Roses is designed to please the most avid of rose lovers. The best-selling original edition grew out of years of research and travel by the late Stirling Macoboy, and featured his personal selection of roses accompanied by his engaging writing style and photographs of around the world. This update and expanded edition, revised by rose expert Tommy Cairns, retains the integrity and charm of the first edition and adds new sections on rose gardens, rose breeders and special-purpose roses. At the heart of the book is a gallery of over 1500 roses, including 300 new varieties, organised in separate sections. The entry for each rose provides information on its appearance and aspects of its history. There are approximately 400 new photographs in this edition, and all photographs from the previous edition have been newly colourscanned. Further sections give practical advice on the cultivation of roses and designing rose gardens. Completely revised and up-to-date, this superb new edition of Macoboy¿s Roses is both authoritative and accessible and will provide many hours of pleasurable browsing for rosarians, gardeners, and all lovers of the rose.
Macoboy's Roses by Stirling Macoboy is 488 pages long, and a total of 125,904 words.
This makes it 165% the length of the average book. It also has 154% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 28 minutes to read Macoboy's Roses aloud.
Macoboy's Roses is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.
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