The ROSE in AMERICA. by J. HORACE McFARLAND, Illustrated with Photographs from the Author's Garden and from Other Gardens. The MacMillan Co., New York, 1926.
 
This book details the effort to popularize roses for the amateur gardener in the U.S. during the early 20th century. This book is useful to homeowners who want to try growing roses.
 
For years, McFarland operated a rose test garden at his home in Breeze Hill, Pennsylvania. The author was not your typical rosarian, he was a printer, photographer, founder and President of the American Civic Assoc. (ACA) and President of the American Rose Society from 1930 to 1932. He was part of the City Beautiful Movement, a type of urban planning philosophy, which began at the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago. Also, through his leadership role in ACA, he helped lead the effort that resulted in the 1916 Congressional legislation establishing the National Park Service.
 
Green hardcover with bold gilt title,
red center rose art piece, and gilt spine title. Photographic illustrations and drawings. With 20 full-page plates in color and sepia. Includes the original dust jacket with stated Second Edition Revised. About 8 x 5-1/2 with 233 pages. Scarce with jacket!