March 2J, 190S 



HORTICULTURE 



371 



NOTES ON NEWER ROSES. 



(Au iuterview witU r. Joseph Lyuch, of 

 I he Dinge? & Cotiard Co., by G. C. AVatson.) 



Tauseudschou, ("Thdusaud Beau- 

 ties,") is perhaps the most important 

 of the newer roses this year and as 

 a seller is making a record. We con- 

 sider this the most sensational climb- 

 ing rose yet introduced. In addition 

 to being a grand outdoor rose it is 

 being taken up by the commercial 

 florists as a good Easter plant. 



J. B. Clark is not as free blooming 

 as Liberty or Rchmond. but is a 

 much more rapid and vigorous grower 

 and the flowers at their best will 

 measure 7 in. across and 5 in. deep, 

 intense scarlet shaded with dark crim- 

 son; fragrance, foliage and stem all 

 that could be desired. Hardy as far 

 north as Canada. 



"Baby Rambler" was a great seller 

 last year and this season we have two 

 good companions to it — a pink in 

 .\nnie MuUer and a white in Catherine 

 Zeimet. 



Etoile de France might be termed 

 <i crimson-velvet Cochet, and can be 

 used with propriety along-side of the 

 universally popular white, piijk, and 

 yellow Cochets — using in the same con- 

 nection the Baldwin ("Helen Gould" j 

 for red. The flower is almost as large 

 as American Beauty and nearly If not 

 (luite as fi-agrant while the color is 

 far superor. 



The eminent horticulturist, M. ;h- 

 Vilmorin, stated recently that we had 

 about reached the limit of improve- 

 ment among the various classes of 

 garden roses, and? that a new species 

 to work up from would be most likely 

 to furnish the best results. He men- 

 tioned Rosa rugosa as the most prom- 

 ising subject for the purpose and the 

 rosarians have already started on this 

 stock. In Sir Thomas Lipton we have 

 a valuable variety, a pure white, large 

 and full double, fragiant and a con- 

 tinuous bloomer. The great objection 

 to rugosa is its too, too, thorny stem.s 

 but efforts will no doubt be made to 

 modify this fault in future varieties. 



A good word must be said in pass- 

 ing for Triumph de Fernet Pere. 

 Color vivid crimson, form refined and 

 symmetrical when open — the buds long 

 and pointed. Jean Fernet the cele- 

 brated French rosarian thinks this is 

 the best he has yet sent out. 



We are more than ever enthusiasts 

 on Killarney and that reminds us of 

 a point which every grower of new- 

 roses should remember. For years we 

 could not grow Killarney without a 

 dose of mildew but after the stock got 

 acclimated we began to get this variety 

 in its true form. A grower is almost 

 certain to be disappointed with im- 

 ported stock the first year or two, and 

 should plant wherever possible the 

 home grown article. Where acclimated 

 stock can be procured it is much pre- 

 ferable to the imported even if the 

 first co.st be greater — which it often Is 

 not. 



The demand for big two and three- 

 year pot-grown plants for May plant- 

 ing is increasing. While these are 

 expensive the desire for immediate and 

 gorgeous effect is so strong among the 

 wealthy — an ever increasing class in 

 our progressive country — that we are 

 constantly improving our facilities in 

 that direction 



If you ask us to name the best H. 



Crimson hykkiu Tea Kose — UKtss an Teplitz 



Courtesy Etiivanger dr' Barry 



P. red rose we would say Cheshunt 

 Hybrid. Best gi'ower, best color, best 

 foliage, best every way; free flowering, 

 magnificent as to size, perfect in form. 



We like Uncle John, of course, and 

 find the demand for it increasing 

 yearly but we have one even better in 

 Souvenir de Pere Notting which may 

 be truly described as an improved 

 Uncle John. 



Among the promising i-oses for the 

 future not only for the garden but 

 for greenhouse culture we think In- 

 tensity and Olivia, both H. T.'s, stand 

 a good show. Intensity is the deepest 

 crimson maroon with large, full 

 double floWers, and quite fragrant. 

 Olivia is a deej) rose, almost unique 

 in color, of fine substance and has 

 most beautiful buds. 



A MODERN ROSE HOUSE. 

 We have had something to say here- 

 tofore concerning the "modern" rose 

 house. The picture on the front page 

 of this issue shows the interior of one. 

 This i.s one of two houses built for 

 Robert Simpson at Clifton, N. J., by 

 Lord & Burnham Company, in 1906, of 

 their Sectional Iron Fi-ame Construc- 

 tion, having continuous ventilating 



sash on the north and south side of 

 the ridge. 



There are two housfes 30 feet wide 

 by 465 feet long, built 26 feet apart, 

 and connected with a passage 8 feet 

 4 inches wide. The section of these 

 houses was designed to meet the idea 

 of Mr. Simpson, who is one of the 

 most successful rose growers in the 

 country. 



While the ground on which these 

 houses are built, is level, the inside 

 of each house is graded up 18 inches 

 at the north side, so that the benches 

 can be worked writhout any raised 

 walks. On referring to the photograph 

 you will notice that the ridge is carried 

 further to the north than is usual In 

 3-4 span houses. This was done so 

 that the ridge would not cast any 

 shade on the north bench. The houses 

 are heated by hot water, supple- 

 mented with steam. The steam pipes 

 are also used for fumigating purposes. 



The owner is justly proud of these 

 houses, and on one Interested in rose 

 growing can visit his place without 

 feeling that the time has been well 

 spent and that he has added something 

 to his previous knowledge of the 

 business. 



