July 24, 1909 



HORTICULTURE 



105 



TWO NEW CLIMBING ROSES. 



\Vc have pleasure in presenting illus- 

 trations ot two new climbing roses, 

 Dr. AV. Van Fleet and Silver lloon. 

 Messrs. Peter Hendeiton * Co., the 

 introducers, write as follows: "These 

 varieties will, we believe, mark an 

 epoch in haidy climbing roses. The 

 first is now in its ninth year and has 

 stood the winters at Little Silver, N. 

 J., without injury. The second is in 

 its fourth year and has also stood the 

 winters there perfeetl>. We append 

 descriptions. 



"Dr. W. Van Fleet (Souv. de Pres. 

 Carrot x Rosa Wichuraianal. The 

 open flowers run four inches and over 

 in diameter, center built high, petals 

 beautifully undulated and cupped. The 

 color is a remarkably delicate shade 

 of flesh pink on the outer surface, 

 deepening to rosy flesh in the center. 

 Flowers full and double, buds pointed, 

 stems 12 to IS inches and fine for cut- 

 ting; delicate perfume. The foliage is 

 a peculiar shade of bronze green, large 

 and glossy, spines a bright bronze red. 

 A vigorous grower and immune from 

 mildew. 



"Silver Moon (Rosa Wichuraiana x 

 Rosa Sinica or Cherolvee Rose). This 

 is a most interesting cross. The flow- 

 ers run four and one-half inches and 

 over in diameter, clear silvery white in 

 color, petals of great substance and 

 beautifully cupped. The cen:er is filled 

 with bright yellow stamens, a very at- 

 tractive feature. It is very floriferous, 

 the plants literally covering them- 

 selves with the great clematis-like 

 flowers. They are borne on strong 

 stems, twelve to eighteen inches long 

 and are delicately fragiant. The foli- 

 age is large and abundant, a pleasing 

 shade of b.onze-gieen and glossy. Vig^ 



-New Rose Silver Moos 



orous grower and immune from mil- 

 dew." 



Both these roses weie awarded a sil- 

 ver medal at the rose show in New 

 York, 190S, by the Horticultural So- 

 ciety of New York. They will be of- 

 fered for sale in 1910. 



WASHINGTON (D. C.) NOTES. 

 A severe wind and rain storm visited 

 portions of the District of Columbia 

 on .July 16, and more than 500 fine 

 shade trees were victims to its fury. 



lluch interest is being aroused in 

 the second automobile flower parade, 

 which will be held here about Septem- 

 ber 30th. The Chamber of Commerce 

 is getting it up and it is thought that 

 there will be a great many more en- 

 tries than in the last one. It is pro- 

 posed to ha\ e the ears decorated with 

 natural autumn flowers. 



NEWS NOTES. 

 A white sport from Dorothy Perkins' 

 rose has appeared and promises to be 

 one of the bright novelties of the near 

 future. 



The diminutive cactus plants in 1-in. 

 |)ots advertised as "Cobweb plants" in 

 Gur Buyers' Directory ought to sell by 

 the hundred thousand at the pleasure 

 i(!-orts this season. 



Roses W. Van Fleet and May C^ileen 



ihe Boston Journal has set aside 

 .Inly 27 as Flower Day. Receiving sta- 

 tions will be arranged at the terminals 

 iji' the Elevated and steam railroads 

 liii- flowers brought in by suburbanites, 

 v.r.il these will be open until noon. The 

 donations will be distributed as rapid- 

 ly as possible among the children in 

 the poorer sections of the city. 



