420 REPORT OF THE CONFERENCE ON GENETICS. 
the flower itself large, of incurved form and of sufficient solidity to 
withstand shipping and handling. As individuals the flowers grown for 
European markets and shipped in bunches (having had but little dis- 
budding) find no place with us. The ideal flower is one that answers the 
requirements when grown one flower to a stem.” 
In roses there are two distinct ideals: the one by far the larger 
interest, that of growing under glass, the flowers being forced for winter, 
is characterised by a long bud, bright colour, freedom of growth, so that 
a flower can be cut with a good length of stem, not less than two to three 
feet, and preferably one that lights up well under artificial light. The 
five best roses in the New York cut-flower market are the following in the 
order named : ‘ American Beauty,’ ‘The Richmond,’ ‘ Bridesmaid,’ ‘Madame 
Abel Chatenay,’ and ‘ The Bride.’ The other type of rose which has been 
developed very greatly in our own country is for outdoor planting. We 
want a type of roses that will stand our hot sun and cold winters, and 
flower continuously from June to November in quantity, self-brilliant 
colours preferred ; the best type of a recently introduced rose which I can 
give you is ‘ Killarney.’ We want rose plants that will be decorative and 
ornamental, even when out of flower, as trellis plants. The newer 
ramblers are much valued, and where they are suitable for forcing in pots 
for flowering at Easter time for indoor decoration they are still more 
desirable. 
Very few American amateurs are connoisseurs of the rose in the way 
that the European horticulturists are. We cannot conduct a Rose Society- 
along the lines that are so successful in European countries. The 
commercial standard is introduced, and no matter how beautiful a flower 
may be of itself, if it does not hold its colour properly, and if it does not 
fulfil its decorative requirements of rigid stem and healthy, abundant 
foliage, it cannot find favour with the American. 
With these specific instances of ideals in the most popular flowers 
of the day, I may leave the subject, reiterating that the American market 
stands wide open to any flower or plant which will meet these high 
ideals, but that it isno place for the curio-raiser to send his productions to, 
as there is no demand for a thing purely on the ground of intrinsic 
novelty. 
