Just came across your wife's grandfather's name and the roses he developed. One was the "Mrs. Fred Lainson, which was my mother's name. Perchance did he work for or was associated with my father, Fred l. Lainson? My father at the time had one of the largest greenhouses in the state of Iowa (Co. Bluffs). The greenhouses were divided into parts, and one was the rose house. I remember going into the rose house, but didn't stay long because the fragance was horse manure not roses and was very humid. maybe there is a connection?