Richard Ivanovich Schroeder - an outstanding pre-revolutionary scientist and practitioner, chief gardener of the Petrovsky (now Timiryazev) agricultural academy. The book "Russian Garden, Nursery and Orchard," which became the work of his whole life, was once awarded a gold medal - the prize of the Russian Society of Horticulture "3a the best essay in Russian on horticulture and gardening." The work of R.I. Schroeder combines thoroughness with the availability of presentation, contains traditional and little-known methods proven by many years of practice to increase yields and protect a variety of plant species and varieties.