No. 6. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 777 



"Mme. Cusin," another French Rose, had a few seasons of popu- 

 larity. It is a delicate shade of pink in color, beautiful in shade 

 and form, though somewhat flat, and in its lasting qualities after 

 being cut from the plant, it is far superior to all others. This also 

 sported in New Jersey, and the resultant variety is known as "Mrs. 

 J. Pierpont Morgan." The color of the flower is much darker, being 

 a bright, though light shade of solferino; the flower is also larger 

 than "Cusin," and its good keeping qualities are, if possible, even 

 better. And "Mrs. Morgan" has recently sported in Massachusetts, 

 this time to an exquisite shade of delicate pink. It has been named 

 "Mrs. Oliver Ames," and will be disseminated for general cultivation 

 during the present year (1902). 



All roses may be forced into bloom out of their natural season, 

 provided proper care is taken in the i)reparation of the plants and 

 the subsequent care of same; but those named are the mo»t popular 

 and easier to manage than are the hundreds to be found in cata- 

 logues and books of reference. The tea-scented section and the 

 Hybrid Tea, because naturally everblooming, are the easiest to 

 manage in this respect, and need little or no preparation excepting 

 to give them generous treatment so that they may be kept growing; 

 but all the buds and blooms should be kept pinched otf during spring 

 and summer, without taking any part of the shoots excepting one 

 eye and leaf possibly with the flowers. We have thought it best 

 to allow the flowers to come into full bloom before they are re- 

 moved, because the shoots which are left on the plants seem to break 

 into growth much quicker than when pinched oft' in the small bud 

 state. 



Before closing these rose notes, I must say that the old favorites of 

 twenty-flve years ago, as Bon iSilene, pink in color, tSafrano, fawn 

 color, Isabella Sprunt, yellow — a sport from Safrauo — and Papa 

 Gontier, dark pink, are all really easier to manage than are the 

 Bride and Bridesmaid, but the flowers are considered too small for 

 present general recjuirements. 



Koses for cut flowers, whether grown by the trade for sale or by 

 amateurs, are grown in soil on tables or solid beds, as taking less 

 care than when grown in pots, though just as good flowers may be 

 grown in pots as in any other way, but they refjuire very much 

 greater care in order to produce the finest flowers. American Beauty 

 may be an exception to that rule, because the long stems required 

 of this rose for the best and most exacting trade could not be pro- 

 duced in pots in sufTicient quantity to pay. 



It has been deemed advisable to thus treat upon roses at length, 

 because if roses can be grown successfully in greenhouses, the 

 operator need not hesitate to undertake to grow any other plant, as 

 roses are among the most difficult plants to grow and bloom suc- 

 cessfully that we have. 



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