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HOKT I CULTURE 



July 17, 1920 



CORNELL ROSE TEST GARDEN. 

 The American Rose Society Pilgri- 

 mage which was Held June 30. 

 A large number of the uicnibers of 

 the Rose Societies of .Vulmrn, Roches- 

 ter and Syracuse motored to Ithaca, 

 June 30, to inspect the roses in the 

 test garden of the American Rose So- 

 ciety on the grounds of the Department 

 of Floriculture of Cornell University. 

 The roses were in splendid condition 

 and the visitors expressed themselves 

 as highly pleased with their trip. 

 After lunch at the Home Economics 

 Building the visiting rosarians pro- 

 ceeded to the garden where they 

 gathered under the shade of a large 

 tree while Professor A. E. White de- 

 livered a short address welcoming the 

 visitors to Ithaca and telling them of 

 the work of the other test gardens of 

 the American Rose Society. He was 

 followed by Dr. A. C. Beal who spoke 

 on the classification of roses and the 

 special work of the Cornell test garden. 

 Mr. Hubbard described the methods of 

 winter protection employed in the 

 garden. Dr. A. C. Fraser demonstrated 

 the method of preparing the flowers 

 and applying the pollen in poUenating 

 roses. The visitors spent the after- 

 noon inspecting the various species and 

 varieties that were in bloom. At the 

 field office punch was served by the 

 feminine members of the staff and the 

 wives of the professors. 



The rose pilgrimage was held on the 

 first of the three days of the first Sum- 

 mer Farmers' Week of the College of 

 Agriculture which brought thousands 

 of country people to Ithaca to view the 

 experimental plots of the College and 

 Experiment Station. Large numbers 

 of these visited the Rose Garden, and 

 also the Peony Plantation, as the flow- 

 ers in the latter were in splendid con- 

 dition this year because of the late sea- 

 son. In this manner a foundation was 

 laid for an ever increasing interest in 

 the outdoor flower trails of the de- 

 partment. Most of the farmers who 

 visited the gardens had never seen the 

 Rose Garden and did not know that 

 anything like it was carried on in Cen- 

 tral New York. Next year many others 

 will motor through the beautiful Fin- 

 ger Lakes Country on their annual 

 pilgrimage to the prettiest spot In all 

 this favored land of natural beauty — 

 the Rose Garden. 



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1910 ) velvety crimson-red, exception- 

 ally fine, hardy rose. 



Red Letter Day (A. Dickson, 1914) 

 unusually vigorous, tall growing, semi- 

 double, brilliant scarlet-crimson. Its 

 cactus-like flowers retain the pleasing 

 color under all conditions. K of K is 

 said to be an improvement on this but 

 thus far we fail to see it and instead 

 K of K lack vigor. 



Chrisie MacKellar (A. Dickson, 

 1913) a bedding rose of rare merit. 

 Very free and continuous bloomer. Has 

 pointed buds of orange and crimson, 

 and semi-double flowers of a beautiful 

 orange-pink. 



Duchess of Sutherland (A. Dickson, 

 1912) among the light pink double 

 roses the merits of this variety appear 

 to have been overlooked. Two lots of 

 plants in different beds show the same 

 valuable qualities. A warm rose pink. 



Gladys Holland (McGredy, 1917) a 

 salmon-pink ot very large size, good 



form some flowers being seven inches 

 in diameter. A good grower. 



Mme. Hector Leuillot (Pernet-Duch- 

 er, 1904) This is usually classed as a 

 climbing H. T. but like many others 

 of that class it is not so vigorous that 

 it cannot be used for bedding. A very 

 large deep salmon-yellow. 



Ulster Gem (H. Dickson, 1916) A 

 large primrose-yellow single hybrid tea 

 rose with prominent deep yellow an- 

 thers. A worthy companion of Sim- 

 plicity which has always been the best 

 white single H. T. in the garden. Isa- 

 bel continues to lead the pink singles. 



Golden Spray (H. Dickson, 1917) 

 This promises to be the one best ot 

 the new yellows. 



Willowmere (Pernet-Ducher, 1913) 

 This variety continues to lead the sal- 

 mon-pink roses of its class. 



Danea (Pemberton, 1913) This hy- 

 brid musk rose, deserves to be more 

 generally known. It is an unusually 



