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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



March 13, 1902. 



are very manageable, and would seem to 

 be preferable to Manetti for most pur- 

 poses. 



E. multiflora seedlings are being used 

 to some extent by commercial rose grow- 

 ers, and they seem to be growing in fa- 

 vor ; but we think hybrids of the Rambler 

 series would be more satisfactory. Hel- 

 eue, a very vigorous and almost thornless 

 seedling of Crimson Rambler, is now in 

 commerce, and looks as if it would an- 

 swer the purpose admirably, though we 

 have not tried it. 



While rather off the subject the writer 

 would mention that Perle des Jardins, 

 budded on an established plant of Chero- 

 kee rose, Rosa laevigata, is giving splen- 

 did blooms of almost exhibition quality, 

 in a cold, damp house where five years' 

 effort with potted Perles on own roots 

 and Manetti only resulted in a chance 

 "bullhead" once or twice a year. Further 

 trials will be made with teas and hybrid 

 teas on this stock. 



There is a growing conviction among 

 propagators that the stock is as impor- 

 tant as the scion, and grand commercial 

 results have come from the proper selec- 

 tion of resistant and congenial stocks in 

 the culture of grapes, plums and other 

 fruits. The breeding of stocks by hy- 

 bridization and selection may become as 

 essential as the production of new varie- 

 ties, if American rose culture is ever to 

 reach its proper development in the horti- 

 cultural world. The conclusions above de- 

 tailed are based on very limited experi- 

 mentation and are offered only to stimu- 

 late further research in that direction. 



NEW ROSES. 



By E. G. Hill. 



[Paper presented to the Anierlc;in Rose Society 

 March 12. l;KI2.) 



The subject assigned to mo is an in- 

 teresting as well as a problematic one 

 with which to deal from the standpoint 

 of the American Rose grower. Uncon- 

 sciously, perhaps, every new candidate is 

 measured and gauged by one of three 

 sorts, American Beauty, Bride, or 

 Bridesmaid. Of each newcomer it is 

 asked, "Is it as good as Bride, 'Maid or 

 Beauty?" 



While we shall, in the future, un- 

 doubtedly have as fine sorts in varying 

 color.s, it is not my good fortune to chron- 

 icle the advent of any such in this paper, 

 though attempts at producing them are 

 proceeding in many places and we hope 

 that the coveted yellow or red 'Jlaid may 

 soon make its appearance. 



It is announced that there are to be 

 added to our lists this coming year a yel- 

 low and a pink Kaiserin ; we shall be 

 glad to welcome them and hope that they 

 ma.y be distinct enough to hold their 

 places. One or two recent sorts, simi- 

 larly described, have lacked the neces- 

 sary qualities to give them permanence. 



Bessie Brown has many points that go 

 to make up a valuable rose. While it is 

 probably the grandest variety of Carnot 

 color, it sometimes comes with crimped 

 outer petals, which somewhat detracts 

 from its beaut.y. 



Mrs. Mawley is certainly a fine tea rose 

 of enormous size, and produces a very 

 large quantity of buds, but with us it 

 often conies soft in texture and brings 

 too many short stems. 



The English gold medal rose, Mildred 

 Grant, is most beautiful, and, whilst per- 

 haps it has too great an infusion of the 

 H. P. blood in its veins to force in 



winter, it should prove a fine rose for 

 pot and garden culture. 



Lady Battersea is a lovely cherry crim- 

 son colored tea from Mr. Geo. Paul. 

 This we hoped would prove a valuable 

 forcing variety, but regret to say that 

 it refuses to move into growth during 

 three of the principal winter months. 

 We had hoped for better things from it. 

 Mrs. Oliver Ames should prove of 

 value wherever Mme. Cusin prospers. It 

 is a very fine shipping variety and won- 

 derfully productive as seen growing at 

 Mr. May's place. It is a charming color 

 and its delicate shading lends beauty to 

 a cluster of the variety. 



All those who succeed with Golden 

 Gate will want Ivory. It is an ideal 

 forcing rose and will doubtless secure 

 a place for itself alongside of the Bride, 

 which is saying a great deal. It is very 

 prolific and of good constitution, and the 

 quantity of flowers produced will com- 

 mend it. Its sparsity of foliage is held 

 against it by some, but the same objec- 

 tion holds against Golden Gate. 



Duchess of Portland, Lady Beauclere, 

 Mamie, Boadicea, Mrs. R. B. Cant. — 

 These charming British roses we have 

 seen bearing their beautiful flowers, but 

 whether they will force in winter is ques- 

 tionable. However, they are each and 

 every one charmingly beautiful and will 

 doubtless supplant many of the hybrid 

 perpetuals which are now grown in our 

 gardens. No more finely shaped flowers 

 than the above varieties produce can be 

 found in any class of rose, and among 

 their chief merits are large size and con- 

 tinuity of bloom. 



Out of eighty varieties imported dur- 

 ing the last eighteen months the follow- 

 ing commend themselves as being wortjiy 

 of growing: Prince de Bulgarie, a fine 

 salmon-tinted hybrid; Andre Raffj^, in 

 the way of Prince Camille de Rohan, but 

 freer in bloom; Mme. J. Favre (H. T.) ; 

 Due de Mortemart (H. T.) ; Miss Agnes 

 C. Sherman (Tea); Pharisaer (H. T.) ; 

 Mina Barbanson; La Tosca (H. T.) ; 

 .\[lle. Vigor (H. T.) ; Marquis de Quer- 

 hoent (Tea), a promising sort; Mme. E. 

 Perrin (H. T.) ; Franco-Busse, a fine 

 apricot yellow (Tea). 



I think the above named will surely 

 prove interesting and worthy additions 

 to the garden, or for growing in pots. 

 Wo hope another year to chronicle the 

 advent of some new American seedling 

 roses, but they had best be exhibited ere 

 much is said concerning them. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



The cut flower market continues quiet: 

 comments of a week ago will apply to 

 (his week. Choice Beauties bring $6 per 

 doz. ; choice teas, $10 to $12 per 100; 

 choice carnations, $3 per 100. The quan- 

 tity of blooms of these grades is not 

 large. Violets are on every street cor- 

 ner in the shopping district. Some of 

 the bulbous stock ought to be there, too, 

 but the fakirs are a discriminating set 

 now. Long stemmed sweet peas with 

 well colored blooms sell well at 50 cents 

 to $1 per 100, but the short stemmed, 

 with faded flowers, go to the street. 



Prince Henry. 



The event of the week was the meteor- 

 like visit of Prince Henry on Monday. 

 He contrived to crowd a reception at 

 City Hall, a visit to Independence Hall, 

 an inspection of the czar's two war 



ships at Cramp's shipyard, and a dinner 

 at the Union League in less than five 

 hours' time spent here. The decorations 

 at the City Hall were in the mayor's re- 

 ception room and in the conversation 

 room. Herman Scohenfeld did the work, 

 using greens and streamers of German 

 and American colors effectively on the 

 great chandelier in the reception room 

 and banking the other rooms with foliage 

 plants. 



The dinner at the League, where one 

 hundred guests sat down, gave Hugh Gra- 

 ham a chance to show his skill. The 

 table was I-shaped with a great hollow 

 oval in the center. This oval was filled 

 with flowering plants, rhododendrons, 

 azaleas and cinerarias on the edge. The 

 Imperial yacht "Meteor" floated on a 

 water-like mirror. Choice American 

 Beauty roses and carnation "Prince 

 Henry," one of Mr. Graham's seedlings 

 (which is a little deeper in color than 

 Mrs. Van Rensselaer, his standard pink 

 seedling of Daybreak shade) were freely 

 used on the table. Banks of foliage and 

 flowering plants about the banquet hall 

 completed the handsome decorations. 



Easter. 



The dark weather of February and 

 early part of March has had a bad effect 

 on Easter plants. It will take all the 

 sun we can get in the two remaining 

 weeks to get the stock in shape. Allow- 

 lowing for the late and poor stuff there 

 is then good reason to believe that we 

 shall have enough lilies despite the pre- 

 dictions of scarcity. It seems likely that 

 the bulk of the stock will bring $12 per 

 100 flowers; some will be held at $15 

 per 100, and some will go at $10 per 100. 

 Azaleas will be plentiful, except Madame 

 Van der Cruyssen. Hydrangeas, espe- 

 cially good ones, will be scarce. Crim- 

 son Ramblers will be very fine and fairly 

 plentiful. 



Rising Sun. 



Godfrey Aschmann has his houses full 

 to overflowing with Easter plants. He 

 has liUes, azaleas, hydrangeas, daisies, 

 spireas, hyacinths, tulips and daffodils, 

 chiefly in medium and smaller sized pots. 

 The visitor to this place will be much 

 impressed with the wonderful quantity 

 of stock grown in a limited space. 



Notes. 



Leo Niessen has added a new store on 

 13th street, making his capacity fully 

 one-third larger. He is gradually getting 

 this addition in shape, which is a great 

 convenience for extra heavy shipments of 

 stock. Some fine long stemmed Beauties 

 from John Burton were seen here. 



Aiyers & Deserable have dissolved part- 

 nership. The senior member of the firm 

 continues the business at Mt. Airy, while 

 the junior member is foreman for Wil- 

 liam Berger of Germantown. 



Samuel S. Pennock will hold an Easter 

 plant opening on Monday, Tuesday and 

 Wednesday, March 17, 18 and 19, when 

 plants, flowers and ribbons will be dis- 

 played during each day and evening. 



Mignonette "Marvellous" (Michell's) 

 is to be had at Leo Nissen's, and 

 Jacqueminot roses at Eugene Bernheim- 

 er's. 



Fred Hahman, of Harrowgate Lane, 

 says that he will be all right. He grows 

 a good many hyacinths and tulips. 



Julius Wolft', Jr., has a nice batch of 

 lilies that will be just right for Easter; 

 also a nice line of bulb stuff. 



Wm. Graham, of Hugh Graham, was 



