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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 flowers in 

 the latter were in splendid condition 

 this year because^of the late season. In 

 this manner a foundation was laid for 

 an ever-increasing interest in the out- 

 door flower trials of the department. 

 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 central New York. 

 Next year many others will motor 

 through the beautiful Finger lakes coun- 

 try on their annual pilgrimage to the 

 prettiest spot in all this favored land 

 of natural beauty — the rose garden. 



Many Varieties Seen. 



Some notable varieties seen were: 



Lieutenant Chaure (Pernet-Ducher, 

 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. K. of K., 

 instead, lacks vigor. 



Chrisie MacKellar (A. Dickson, 1913), 

 a bedding rose of rare merit. Free and 

 continuous bloomer. It 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 

 .•OSes the merits of this variety appear 

 to have been overlooked. Two lots of 

 plants in different beds both sliow the 

 same valuable qualities. It is a warm 

 rose-pink. 



Gladys Holland (McGredy, 1917), a 

 salmon-pink of large size and good form, 

 some flowers being seven inches in di- 

 ameter; a good grower. 



Mme. Hector Leuillot (Pernet-Ducher, 

 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. It is 

 a 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. Isobel 

 continues to lead the pink singles. 



Golden Spray (H. Dickson, 1917). 

 This promises to be one of the best of 

 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 gen- 

 erally known. It is an unusually free 

 bloomer and continues on the strong 

 shoots sent up from the base. The 

 buds are rich yellow, but the flowers are 

 a cream white. Although a semi-climber, 

 this appears to best advantage as a 

 'edding rose. 



Few Climbers In Bloom. 



Amonp' tlie polvanthas or baby ram- 

 blers, White Baby Tausendschoen and 

 liaby Elegance are two that are worthy 

 of a place in any garden. 



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WIIiLIAM A. CLARKE. 



SIXTY years ago today, in the Clarke home in LouisvilU", Ky., the arrival of 

 one William A. Clarke was the cause of much ciithusiasin. Today, after three- 

 score years of battle with life, this same William A. Clarke is treasurer of the 

 Pittsburgh Cut Flower Co., Pittsburgh, Pa., having arrived at this position after 

 a business career that would have been entitled by Horatio Alger, "From Cash 

 Boy to Treasurer." He is called one of the "grand old men" of western Pennsvl- 

 vania, and he is not old at all. Mr. Clarke went to Pittsburgh when a child and 

 started liis career as a cash boy in a retail department store. During the summer 

 vacation periods of school years he worked in the nursery of the late James 

 Wardrop, at Sewickley. At the age of 17 he entered the emjiloy of the B. A. 

 Elliott Co., where he remained for sixteen year.s. Then he was with Elliott & T'lam 

 for five years and left to help organize the Pittsburgh Cut Flower Co. Mr. Clarke- 

 is a member of the Masons, being a Shriner, and represents the wholesale flower 

 business in the Rotarv club. 



Xot many of the climbers were in 

 bloom, but among the early bloomers 

 were noted the following: 



Paul's Scarlet Climber (W. Paul, 

 1916). This rose, wherever we have ob- 

 served it, has been in splendid condi- 

 tion this year. At Ithaca its merits 

 have been verified in other seasons. Its 

 glorious color and long keeping quali- 

 ties while on the plant are two of its 

 merits. 



Aviateur Bleriot (Fauque, 1910). This 

 rose in bud or flower is a decided at- 

 traction to a garden its orange and yel- 

 low buds are beautiful. 



Rugosa repens alba (P.-.ul, 1900), a 

 imre wliiteflowered hybrid rugosa, with 

 free blooming qualities and a trailing 

 liabit. For covering banks or boulders,, 

 this rose deserves to be better known» 

 as it remains a long time in bloom and 

 is much earlier than Rosa Wichuraiana. 



Seashell (Dawson, 1916), a large,, 

 beautiful, single, pink variety. 



Purity, Christine Wright and Climb- 

 ing American Beauty were magnificent 

 pillars of bloom where grown on posts. 

 These three are indispensable. 



The displav of climbers will continue 

 until Julv 20 or 25. A. C. Beal, 



