Brent C.
Dickerson
In Pursuit
. . .
Brent C. Dickerson, a proud descendant of resolute Swedes, Scots, and
English (East Anglia), was born in Southern California, and has pursued his dreams
in this challenging paradise ever since.
His latest books on Old California:
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His latest book on the development of Roses:
Many "tuning in" here will be interested in Mr. Dickerson's
work on the history of Los Angeles (a page of illustrations,
maps, and updates pertaining to his Botello book may be accessed by
clicking HERE); others will want to follow his continuing exploration of old
downtown Los Angeles; musicians and lovers of the music or
ethos of the era 1900-1920 or so will pass some pleasant moments
surveying the listing of items in
the Brent C. Dickerson Sheet Music Collection (there are pix
of a few of the entertaining covers of the sheet music); others will want
to know about the results of his research work and publications concerning the
development of Old Roses, those roses which were bred and
grown before 1920. Mr. Dickerson began serious study of the subject of
Old Roses and their history in 1983. Progress was such that his first
book on them, The Old Rose Advisor, was
published in 1992; a new, augmented, updated second edition was released
in 2001. This work met
with international acclaim due to its accuracy, fresh research, new
information, and unique style. This long endeavor continued to bloom with
a second volume, The Old Rose
Adventurer, published by Timber Press of Portland, Oregon. His
latest releases are Roll-Call: The Old Rose
Breeder, listing the complete releases of all known breeders
and introducers in the "old rose" era (to 1920); The Old Rose Informant, which includes not
only the complete basic works of Jean-Pierre Vibert translated into
English for the first time, but also many other extended excerpts from
classic old rose literature, as well as original articles by Mr.
Dickerson on the beginnings and progress of the groups of old roses most
important to rose progress; The Old Rose
Index, the complete and comprehensive index to all of Mr.
Dickerson's books, indexing the book and page locations of text on not
only roses but also those people, places, and concepts which play their
parts in rose history; the book also includes a number of new entries on
old roses not covered elsewhereincluding the hitherto unknown first
Pernetiana 'Pedro-Costæ'as well as some new essays and
translations; andthe second edition of Old
Roses: The Master List, listing, in dictionary format, all old
roses (over 21,000) both extinct and existingand it also has the
way coolest cover of any book ever on old roses! Work on a third edition
of The Master List vies with his labors on a text concerning Los
Angeles in the pre-1870 era and his webmastering a site on the L.A. of
ca. 1900-1915 In late 2009, Mr. Dickerson completed building a database
comprised of those who were listed on the L.A. (and future Orange County,
San Bernardino County, and Riverside County) censuses and padrones
which were compiled between 1781 and 1870. Mr. Dickerson has begun
working on a public cataloguing of his various holdings, beginning with
his cactus and
succulent collection.
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Last of all, he is also engaged in rose-breeding as well as hybridization of other plants; below, following the list of links, are pictures of two of his creations, the spotted rose 'Papa Vibert' (on the left), and its sibling, 'Jane Welsh Carlyle'. Some of his other creations can be seen at his Horticultural Gallery.
Links of interest (for those not by me, you'll need to hit your "back" button to return here):
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Click on either picture for an enlargement and commentary.
(Note the marked differences between the two siblings!)
Comments? Correspondence? Suggestions?
Awards, Memberships, and Iconography
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