HORTICULTURE AT THE PROSPECTIVE ST. LOUIS'EXPO. 473 



HORTICULTURE AT THE PROSPECTIVE ST. LOUIS 

 EXPOSITION. 



(Extract from circular issued by the management.) 



"Horticulture naturally divides itself into two sections, the 

 first that of growing vegetables and fruits, the second that of orna- 

 mental or recreative horticulture. The first of these may be again 

 divided into garden economics and pomology. The exhibits relat- 

 ing to the first will include soils and fertilizers, and the principles 

 of gardening, tools and appliances as distinguished from those of 

 agriculture, species of vegetables and specimens of cultivation, plans 

 and drawings of hothouses, methods of heating, etc. Pomology 

 will treat of all of the tree fruits, as well as strawberries, melons, 

 pineapples, bananas and nuts of all kinds. To this may be added 

 seed raising, methods and appliances, the fruit market and statis- 

 tics of trade. The section devoted to ornamental horticulture will 

 include pictures representing gardening of the past and present, the 

 Dutch formal gardening, Japanese miniature gardening and ex- 

 amples of the curious and beautiful in the art of gardening, with 

 specimens of plants and their cultivation. Modern landscape gar- 

 dening will be shown by photographs, plans and drawings, bedding 

 plants, ornamental bulbs, hardy perennials, shrubbery, roses, shade 

 and ornamental trees, the window and roof garden, house plants^ 

 fern culture, the lawn and its care, the pleasure conservatory, orchid 

 culture, propagating houses, flower markets and the flower and 

 seed trade." 



THE CRIMSON RAMBLER ROSE. 



This superb rose is of the polyantha class and was originally received 

 from Japan, being introduced into England in the fall of 1893. 



The plant is of vigorous growth, making shoots of from eight to ten feet 

 during the season, rendering it a charming pillar rose. It is also magnifi- 

 cent in bush form, and for covering buildings, trellises, etc., it cannot be 

 excelled. One of the striking characteristics of this rose is its color, which 

 is of the brightest crimson, which remains undimmed to the end, showing 

 none of the objectionable purplish tint so common in crimson roses. 



The flowers are produced in pyramidal panicles, or trusses, each carrying 

 from thirty to forty blooms, the individual flowers meastiring about one to 

 one and a half inches in diameter and remaining perfect on the plant for up- 

 wards of two weeks, with their freshness of color unimpaired. The foliage 

 is bright green and glossy, and contrasts finely with the bright crimson of 

 the flowers. It is quite hardy, having successfully withstood the winter, 

 even in Minnesota, when properly laid down and covered. 



An eastern writer in speaking of it says: "With me at this date (July 6) 

 this rose is grand. I have a dozen large plants on prepared land on turf. 

 I did not prune much, merely shortening back and placing stakes to sup- 

 port the long growths. I gave a liberal m.ulch early in the spring, with the 

 result that the growths are very strong, and the clusters of bright crimson 

 flowers at this date beautiful. On one shoot alone I counted over 300 

 blooms." 



