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UOHTICULTURB 



April 6,.l»l» 



w orK I'll ir.f 1 iPin ■111 iiiii Ciiiriiill ill 

 Kliziibetli I'lirk, Hiirtford. Conn., Is 

 now. well undtT wiiy. Tlio beds which 

 wiTO propurod liisl fall :iro now in per- 

 fect condition for planlinK. The first 

 appeal of the committee made al that 

 time brought out numerous exhibits, 

 and sutllclont material is available to 

 plant fully two-thirds of the space now 

 allotted. 



The Convention Garden will be lo- 

 cated at the south end of Hartford's 

 famous Rose Garden, and is laid out to 

 form a permanent wiuR of the original 

 plan. If sunicienl material will be 

 available, this section can be dupli- 

 cated at tlie nortli end of the Rose 

 Garden, thus doubling the available 

 area and forming a greatly enlarged 

 and perfectly balanced rose garden 

 which will not only reflect credit on 

 the American Rose Society, as a body. 

 for years to come, but one which the 

 city of Hartford will maintain with 

 added pride. 



The Hartford Rose Garden has done 

 much in establishing the rose as "A 

 Bush for Every Garden" in the Ameri- 

 can home, and it is doubtful if better 

 culture is obtained in any public gar- 

 den. Kxhibitors may rest assured that 

 their stock will receive careful atten- 

 tion and that a creditable showing 

 will result. 



A Final Appeal! 



Rose Growers, Members of the Ameri- 

 can Rose Society, and All Rose 

 Ijovers: 



Let us unite to make this Conven- 

 tion Garden one of the big events in 

 the annals of this society. Let us 

 make this contribution to the Eliza- 

 beth Park Rose Garden one that will 

 convince Hartford and its thousands 

 of visiting rose lovers that this society 

 Is a live one and is accomplishing real 

 good in the advance of the culture of 

 the rose. If you are a grower or a 

 dealer, send enough plants of any new- 

 rose, be it Climber, Baby Rambler. 

 Hybrid Perpetual. Hybrid Tea. or any 

 bush rose, to complete a bed. Inas- 

 much as the original Rose Garden is 

 devoted largely to Hybrid Perpetual 

 roses, good Hybrid Tea varieties, old 

 or new, can be planted most exten- 

 sively, but space will be allotted to 

 roses of any type. Members of the 

 American Rose Society or any rose 

 lover may be represented by securing 

 enough stock of a favorite variety to 

 complete a bed. Conditions under 

 which varieties are planted are as fol- 

 lows: 



The Department of Public Parks, 

 Hartford, will provide space and take 

 charge of exhibits without charge. 

 The donors' names will appear on uni- 

 form signs furnished by the Park Dp 

 partment and will remain there for 

 two years. After that, the stock will 

 be at the disposal of the Park Depart- 

 ment — -to remain as planted or to be 

 disposed of, if not fully desirable. 

 This means good advertising for the 

 exhibitor and for the new^ garden on 

 the whole, and a big boost in the ad- 

 vancement of the rose. 



The committee will be glad to hear 

 from prospective donors, sending a 



list of what Viirictii s ami 'i 

 are available, and space will be 

 promptly reserved. Address Alex. 

 Cumming. Jr., Cromwell, Conn. 



Committee: Wallace R. Pierson, 

 Cromwell, Conn.; John F. Hubs, Hart- 

 ford, Conn.; Alex. Cumming. Jr.. 

 Cromwell, Conn. 



Rose Registrations. 



The following requests have been re- 

 ceived for registration of roses and 

 these have been approved by the Rose 

 Registration Committee. Unless ob- 

 jections are received within three 

 weeks from the date of this publica- 

 tion, the registrations will be perma- 

 nently accepted: 



Name. "Victory:" Class. Hybrid 

 Wichuraiana; parentage. Dr. \Vm. 

 VanFleet X .Mad. Jules Grolez. 



Description: Habit of plant- 

 climbing; character of foliage — Dr. 

 W'm. VanFleet foliage; freedom of 

 growth — very vigorous: liardiness — 

 perfectly hardy; flower — double. 3V4" 

 in .diameter; color — deep pink, darker 

 in centre; form — centre projecting, 

 medium long, round; fragrance — quite 

 fragrant ; bud — pointed but raiher 

 round; petalage — 48 petals, curved, 

 stiff; freedom of bloom — very profuse 

 in June; may bloom later; Lastini^ 

 (;ua!ity — on bush one week; v;hen cut 

 buds- retain shape until faded. 



The rose is similar to Mad. Jules 

 Grolez and Dr. \Vm. VanFleet but is 

 different in color, fragrance and petol- 

 age and superior for the following rea- 

 son: 



To VanFleet. (1) color is darker: 

 (2) rose is more double; (3) petals are 

 stiffer: (4) rose lasts much longer. 



To Mad. Jules Crolez: (1) mor ' 

 vigorous grower; (2) free from dis- 

 ease; (3) longer stems for cut flowers; 

 f4) glossy foliage all summer. 



(Signed)) 



FliFniEKTCK R. M. UXDRITZ. 



Name "Freedom" (The Climbing 

 White American Beauty); class — Hy- 

 brid \Vl<-hurulana; parentage — Silver 

 Moon X Kalserln Augusta Victoria. 



Description: Habit of plant — climb- 

 ing; character of follagi> — Sliver Moon 

 foliage; freedom of growth— very vig- 

 orous; hardiness — perfectly hardy; 

 flower — very double, over 4" In diame- 

 ter; color — w-hlte, base petals tinted 

 cream, centre yellow; form -centre 

 projecting; medium long; fragrance — 

 Silver .Moon fragrance; bud — pointed 

 and Arm; petalage— 75 petals, curved, 

 stiff and erect; freedom of bloom — pro- 

 fuse In June; may bloom later; last- 

 ing Quality on bush about eight days. 



The rose Is similar to Kalserln Au- 

 gusta Victoria but is different In petal- 

 age and form and superior for the fol- 

 lowing reasons: (1) more hardy; (2) 

 disease-resistant; (3) the rose lasts 

 longer; (4) more vigorous grower; (5) 

 much better bloomer. 



Belter than Silver Moon because: 

 (1) it is much more double; (2) bet- 

 ter cut flower (1 flower to a branch); 

 (3) typical climbing White American 

 Beauty. 



(Signed) 



PnEDEaiicK R. M. Undbitz. 



Names— "Mrs. E. T. Stotesbury." 

 Class — Hybrid Tea. Parentage — seed- 

 ling of .los. Hill and Maryland crossed 

 on Milady. 



Description: Habit — throws off lat- 

 eral shoots from the bud ranging from 

 12" to 18"; character of foliage — large, 

 dark, glossy foliage; freedom of 

 growth and hardiness — very free, 

 strong and vigorous; flower — large, 

 does not bruise; color — light pink, 

 shaded in darker pink; form — large, 

 full flower, opening wide; fragrance 

 and bud — spicy fragrance, long bud; 

 petalage — 32 petal average; freedom 

 of bloom and lasting quality — very 

 free; good keeper. 



The rose is similar to Shawyer, but 

 is different in color, foliage and 

 growth and superior for the following 

 reasons; it is more tree, stronger and 

 has a heavier flower. 



(Signed) Edward Towill, 

 B. A. WniTK. Secy. 



A GREENHOUSE AT TSINGTAU 



Tsingtau is in a province of China at present under Japanese protection. 

 The Japanese are reported to be exercising not only military, but civil au- 

 thointy in the town, a course which has aroused considerable resentment and. 

 disorder there, 



