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The Florists^ Review 



JULT 10, 1919. 



in 1917. Among his many new ones 

 I would mention Mary Brand, Bichard 

 Carvel and Frances Willard. E. J. 

 Shaylor, of Wellesley Hills, is devoting 

 his later years to raising new varieties, 

 and has already given us Georgiana 

 Shaylor, Mary Woodbury Shaylor, Wil- 

 ton Lockwood and a number of others 

 which have received certificates of 

 merit. We must not forget to mention 

 Cherry Hill, by Thurlow, of West New- 

 bury, and Karl Bosenfield, by Bosen- 

 field, of Omaha, Neb., as being two 

 American varieties of exceptional merit. 

 Some of you may remember the splendid 

 exhibit of some fifty new unnamed seed- 

 lings made here in 1916 by Prof. A. P. 

 Saunders, of Clinton, N. Y. You will 

 want to keep an eye on his work, for pos- 

 sibly one of these days the long sought 

 yellow peony may appear in his garden, 

 for he is after it, apparently on the right 

 track, and I shouldn 't wonder if he suc- 

 ceeds. 



An Enthusiast's Pastime. 



It will be seen, therefore, that nearly 

 all of our modern peonies are of com- 

 paratively recent introduction, and I 

 am greatly impressed by the fact that 

 practically all of the fine peonies we 

 have today have come to us through 

 that remarkable group in France, Calot, 

 Crousse, Lemoine and Dessert, most of 

 them having a family relationship, and 

 the few enthusiasts in America, just 

 mentioned, who have taken up the grow- 

 ing of peonies because they found it in- 

 tensely fascinating; for the peony does 

 not attract the commercial grower. In 



its propagation there is no eas^^, royal 

 road to quick results. It takes from four 

 to six years before blooms may be had 

 from seed, and if, perchance, one seed- 

 ling in a thousand has sufficient merit 

 and distinction to justify its introduc- 

 tion as a new variety, it takes many 

 more years to raise, by the slow process 

 of division, sufficient stock to be able to 

 offer it to the trade. That is why the 

 new varieties are so expensive; unlike a 

 new rose or carnation, which in a few 

 months can be increased to an unlimited 

 supply through cuttings. It takes years 

 to acquire a few plants from a peony, 

 and even today some of the old varieties 

 are still scarce. 



The professional grower cannot afford 

 to wait so long for results. So most of 

 the work with the peony has been done 

 by those whose love for the flowers 

 themselves, and the fascination of 

 watching them grow, has been their 

 chief incentive. Here is an example of 

 your real peony lover: Two or three 

 years ago I visited your Mr. Fewkes, 

 whom all of us peony people have come 

 to regard in such high esteem. After 

 we had enjoyed the peonies in his gar- 

 den we went inside, where in a vase he 

 had three of the most wonderful blooms 

 I have ever seen. They were Lemoine 's 

 La Lorraine and Dessert's Th^rese and 

 Bosa Bonheur. As we stood admiring 

 them he remarked, "Do you knowt it 

 almost seems to me as if it is worth a 

 year of a man 's lifetime, just to be per- 

 mitted to look upon a thing so beauti- 

 ful! " Truly the peony is an aristocrat. 



AMERICAN BOSE SOCIETT. 



Beglstration of New Varieties. 



The following roses have been offered 

 for registration in the American Bose 

 Society, and these have been approved 

 by the rose registration committee. 

 Unless objections are received within 

 three weeks of the date of this publica- 

 tion, the registration will become per- 

 manent: 



Introduced by James H. Bowditch, 

 Pomfret Center, Conn. — Bosa hybrida 

 Max Graf. 



ParentaRe: Probably a cross between Rosa 

 rujTOsa and R. setlgera. Description: Habit of 

 plant, bushy and climbing; character of foliage, 

 glossy, resembling Rosa rugosa; freedom of 

 growth and hardiness, a free grower and excep- 

 tionally hardy; flower, bright pink with golden 

 centers, single, a profuse bloomer; petalage, like 

 Rosa rugosa. The rose is similar to rugosa and 

 Betlgera, but is different In rarely producing 

 seed, and is superior for its foliage, which Is 

 seldom attacked by insects and is attractive 



throughout the entire season; excellent for plant- 

 ing in mass effects or for a pillar. 



Introduced by John H. Dunlop, Bich- 



mond Hill, Ont. — Frank W. Dunlop. 



Class: Hybrid tea. Parentage: Seedling of 

 Shawj-er x Russell. Description: Habit of 

 plant, strong, vigorous; character of foliage, 

 dark, glossy green; freedom of growth and hardi- 

 ness, strong grower, free from black spot; flower, 

 large, rose-pink, with a solid high-buUt bud; 

 fragrance, strong; petalage, forty-five petals, 

 well reflexed; freedom of bloom and lasting qual- 

 ity, verj- free and a good keeper. 



Introduced by John Cook, Baltimore, 

 Md. — Mrs. Sterling. 



Class: Hybrid tea. Parentage: Antoine Ri- 

 voire x unnamed pink seedling. Description: 

 Habit of plant, strong, vigorous; character of 

 foliage, large and luxuriant; freedom of growth 

 and hardiness, free-growing, hardy variety; 

 flower, large, clear rose-pink, fragrant bud, with 

 full petalage of good substance; a free bloomer, 

 with good lasting qualities. 



Introduced by John Cook, Baltimore, 



Md. — Glorified La France. 



Class: Hybrid tea. Parentage: Frau Karl 

 Drnschki x Russell. Description: Habit of 

 plant, extra strong grower; character of foliage, 

 medium; freedom of growth and hardiness, free, 

 but not very hardy; flower, large to very large, 

 silverj- pink, fragrant; petalage, unusually full 

 and heavy; freedom of bloom and lasting quali- 

 ties, medium and very good. The rose is sim- 

 ilar to La France, but is different in having a 



mucb'ttu'ger flower, is deeper pink, and is au- 

 perlor to La France because of iu very l<»g stem 

 and deeper pink, large flowerfl. 



Introduced by John Cook, Baltimore, 

 Md. — Pink Beauty. 



ClasB: Hybrid tea. Parentage: Ophelia x 

 My Maryland. Description: Habit of plant, 

 strong, vigorous grower; character of foliage, 

 strong and heavy; freedom of growtli and hardi- 

 ness, very .free and hardy; flower, medium in 

 size, clear pink, fragrant, bud long-pointed; 

 petalage, full; freedom of bloom and lasting 

 qualities, very free and lasting. 



Introduced by John Cook, Baltimore, 

 Md. — Mrs. John Cook. 



Class: Hybrid tea. Parentage: Ophelia x 

 three unnamed seedlings. Description: Habit 

 of plant, unusually strong grower; character of 

 foliage, large and leathery; freedom of growth 

 and hardiness, very free; flower, white, suffused 

 with delicate pink, large, deep cup-shaped, fra- 

 grant, bud long-pointed; petalage, large, waxy; 

 freedom of bloom and lasting qualities, unusu- 

 ally free and lasting. 



Introduced by John Cook, Baltimore, 

 Md. — Panama. 



Class: Hybrid tea. Parentage: Frau Karl 

 Druschki x unnamed pink seedling. Description: 

 Habit of plant, strong grower; character of foli- 

 age, heavy; freedom of growth and hardiness, 

 strong grower and very hardy; flower, large, 

 silvery pink, cup-shaped, fragrant, bud long- 

 pointed; petalage, large, medium double; freedom 

 of bloom and lasting qualities, free and lasting. 



June 30, 1919. 



E. A. White, Sec'y. 



BOSES FOB HUMOBISTS. 



June 27 the American Press Humor- 

 ists' Association had its annual conven- 

 tion in Philadelphia. At the banquet 

 held in tJe Bellevue-Stratford on that 

 date, a corsage bouquet of fifty rose- 

 buds was i>resented to each of the ladies 

 by Samuel S. Pennock on behalf of the 

 American Bose Society and with its 

 compliments. The following letter ac- 

 companied the donation and was read 

 by the president of the as<40ciation and 

 received with ' much applause but with 

 notliiiig like the joyful glee expressed 

 by the ladies over their roses: 



In honor of this auspicious occasion the Amer- 

 ican Rose Society takes the liberty of sending 

 its little tribute to the joyful geniuses, who ao 

 etemaUy shed their rays of mirth on a sorrow- 

 ful world, and in so doing, it takes the opportu- 

 nity of expressing its appreciation of the man-r 

 lightsome hours the humorists of America havt' 

 given each and every one of our members both 

 in sunshine or when the dark clouds of sorrow or 

 adversitv have shadowed their lives. 



June is the month of roses and your associa- 

 tion has shown that in selecting June as its con- 

 vention month you have the sublime and joyful 

 spirit in the highest degree, and the members of 

 the American Rose Society feel that they also 

 all belong to the same happy family. 



On your part you say it with: 



"Quips and cranks and wanton wiles, 

 Nods and becks and wreathed smiles." 



On our part we say it with roses. 



And so, each In our own little way, we add 

 to the glory of the Creator and the gayety of 

 nations. 



We are very glad that we have been given 

 this opportunity to voice our appreciation in a 

 form which we are sure you will all appreciate. 



The following poetical and heartfelt 

 communication was sent by President 

 Alexander in formal acknowledgment 

 of the donation: 



July 2, 1919. 

 The American Rose Society, 

 Care Samuel S. Pennock, Esq., 

 1614 Ludlow Street, 

 Philadelphia, Pa. 

 Dear Mr. Pennock: 



We thank you for the kindly thought 



That prompted you to send us 

 The roses that the sunshine caught 



And used but to befriend us. 

 And If we had but ta'en apart 



Each sweet array of posies 

 I know we'd find your kindly heart 



Concealed among the roses. 

 The roses now have east and west 

 And north and south far traveled, 

 And sentiments left unexpressed 



By fate must be unraveled; 

 But with the spirit's latitude 



This thought each heart discloses: 

 Yon still may flnd our gratitude 

 Concealed among the roses. 

 Accept, sir, the sincere appreciation of the 

 ladles of our party and the hearty thanks of the 

 members of the American Press Humorists. 

 Yours very truly, 



Orif Alexander, President. 



