Roses Author:Roy E. Shepherd Rinehart's Garden Library - The rose is America's favorite flower so very likely it is yours, too. It's equally likely that you have been misinformed about it. In this book, Roy Shepherd once and for all does away with the notion that roses are difficult to grow. Here you will find all the information needed on ordering, planting and caring f... more »or your roses. In addition, there is a fascinating chapter on rose hobbies, including simple directions showing how you can actually develop your own plants and create your own varieties. Clear, how-to-do-it illustrations supplement the text. With the help of this book, you can surround your home with fragrant, lovely roses, the most popular of flowers. The author says: "My mother often said that when I disappeared she could always find me in the garden eating green peas or admiring a rose. I still like both." I can't vouch for the peas, but the American Rose Society and the thousands of visitors who flock annually to his gardens at Medina, Ohio, to see the more than 3500 varieties under cultivation will gladly testify to the fact that Mr. Shepherd "still likes" roses. Roday, after years of pursuing his hobby, judging and breeding roses, he knows practically all there is to know about the subject-and writes about it in a way that we all can understand. W.W. Goodpasture« less