• J J«.WIJJI^-!fpilE«I^ 



"^^ffllTO^i^iHl ^inif uj!,i^HJ»,ijLU'>W,IWW-!"",->"Cflr "'"'■' I •"■■«>, JiP': i^iij.iiN.P'Ji ' !W i^y»"w«i»,i,ir^^fw"!r .-i<-»-< 



December 8, 1910. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



71 



The t a Hill Co.'s New Forcing Hybrid Tea 



ROSE QUEEN 



COLOR — This new rose has the startling 

 shade of pink found in RodocanacM, or in a 

 perfect Testout, with yellow standard at the 

 base of the petal, which is a guarantee that 

 the flower will never "blue" with age, and 

 that it will not fade in bright sunlight. 



FORM — ^The bud is very long, slender, and 

 pointed, and opening shows a heart glowing 

 with color. 



STEM — One of its strongest points is the 

 freedom and quickness with which it makes 

 long stems, which hold the fine buds quite 

 upright, producing high-grade blooms earlier 

 than any other rose on first year plants. 



PETALAGE— It is fuller than Killarney and 

 opens readily, even in dark weather. 



Its KEEPING QUALITIES are remarkable; 

 it has carried in fine condition to all the shows, 

 and has stood up well after arrival. 



The FOLIAGE is decidedly handsome, while 

 not too profuse. 



It has a strong CONSTITUTION, is healthy 

 and free from mildew and blackspot; does not 

 drop its foliage as Killarney does, and never 

 takes on the faded appearance that so often 

 mars the beauty of the latter. 



MANAGEMENT— The average grower will 

 have no trouble in producing high-grade 

 blooms, for the variety has no ugly tricks of 

 growth or faults of constitution; takes same 

 temperature as Killarney or Maid. 



It PROPAGATES readily. 



ROSE QUEEN won the prize at the Chi- 

 cago Show, November, 1910, as the best undis- 

 seminated seedling. 



READY MARCH 1. 50o each; $35.00 per 100 

 (25 at 100 rate); $300.00 per 1000 (250 at 1000 

 rate); $5.00 per 100 additional for srafts ready 

 during March. 



Our New Carnation 



BONFIRE 



(Exhibited as Mrs. BecTcwith, but the lady's choice 

 being a pink carnation, we are reserving her name 

 for one of her favorite color.) 



Color, intense velvety scarlet; a nice, clean grower, 

 with beautiful blue grass, indicating a strong consti- 

 tution; habit, excellent, free in growth and bloom, 

 stem long and stiflF, with a strong calyx ; this is a first 

 rate commercial scarlet, a fine companion for Beacon, 

 which is now practically our only red variety. 



It is early, and opens its bloom quickly; an un- 

 usually good traveler and keeper. Each year of its 

 trial has confirmed our estimate of its value. 



Won Silver cup (sweepstakes) at Chicago show for 

 best seedling in 1909. 



First in scarlet seedlings at Chicago show, 1910. 



First in open class for 50 red Carnations at In- 

 dianapolis in 1910, winning over 8 entries. 



$12.00 per 100 $100.00 per 1000 



MRS. AARON WARD 



The New Yellow Forcing Rose 



This rose is a real joy to the grower, and absolutely 

 distinct; if it never bore a flower, the plant would still 

 be an object of beauty with its close-set foliage, dark 

 and glossy leaves, long, slender and pointed, with maroon 

 reverse. 



The habit is admirable, very freely branched, making 

 a perfect shrub in form, and rustling with health. 



Every shoot produces a flower — 



And the color! Coppery orange in the opening bud; 

 golden orange when partly developed; pinkish, fawn of 

 lovely shade when fully open, when it looks like a full, 

 fluffy silk rosette. No wonder that flower-buyers have 

 fallen in love with it. 



Any grower wishing novelty in his cut roses, any 

 florist needing something beside pink and white and 

 red, will be delighted with the lovely Mrs. Ward. 



$ 12.00 per 100 1 Own root, 

 100.00 per 1000 f January delivery. 

 $25.00 per 100 for strone errafts in March. 



^, r- ■' ^ 



The E. Q. Hill Co., Richmond, Ind 



