ROSE 



but tlu- lialiit \v;is half-scaiKh-nt instt^ad nf prostrate. 

 The tir^-t T" Muoni was siimk-. ih-lji-ate ro-t- wjtli a nearly 

 white center, a rampant LriMwa-r. attainin>r h-,s fret in a 

 season; t'olia^.a-' tine. s<.inie\\iiai le^cmhliuM- the llcur- 

 lions. Init aisu retaining; the -Im^. ot' h'. W irh n ,;i nnm . 

 So far it has pruducea nu sihmIs. Aie.ihrr was of niciliuni 

 i;-ro\vth. witli ltr!i;lit sliin\ h'avr^ ;umI <'iusrer-. of .loiihlc 

 puri'lish pink flowers, fadin-- to lilar. The best ut the 

 lot lias hreti named W. L'. K,i;-an. ami received tlie sitvrr 

 medal uf the .Massaehu-ctts i lorlicuitural S<xdetv in 

 189G. This is, without dmibt. onr of the finest ljyl."rids 

 of B. Wichnnii'iita at prrsml. 'i'he dowers are in 

 lar.u:e clusters and very double of ;, drln-ate desb rolor, 

 resemblini;- Souvenir de la Malina>iin almost <.-xactlv, 

 but somewhat smaller: the folia-'e is aNo like ^lalinaV 

 son Init brighter. It is pi-rf.-etlv hardy in the nur^rry 

 aud elsewhere without pr<Urcrion. 



Next /t*. Wlcluirntdiin was fcriilized with jiolhu 

 from ^t'. .'< (:■ 1 1 (/ e n I . and while dreidrd ero-.si-s w^.-n- oli- 

 tained the results were not alto^-,.-thcr satisfaetory. 

 (.)ne ot the best was saved for future use. The dowers 

 are in coloi- uear 1\. s>^-fl</< i-<i . and tlie --rnwtli i>rostrate 

 as in ]•'. ir/rA,frr'^'rr>/-(. but shoi-iei- p.inted. The pbiut 

 is very har<ly. li. WIrh t( ra/'' nu was uext crossed with 

 1\. rti.-/".-:<i . with more than pleasant results; Ladv 1 tun- 

 can, silver mndal from the ^hiss;i,-h uvetts Horticulrural 

 Society in IHDO, haviutc the lOMsrrate. hnm\ rampant 

 irrowth of the nu.ither. while th<> HnLTo^ji Idood shows in 

 tlie fuliau'e spines and tlowers, these hist In-in^^ a warm, 

 lively pink aud making- a deli^'htful '■ontra--t tu the vel- 

 low stamens. Auother is somewhat dci-in.u' in eo|oi- Imt 

 of less viLTiu'OUs growth. A i-urious f;uu couei-rninu: 

 these extreme crosses is that not one of flu- Wiebiii-aiana 

 hybrids described above will set seed, m- inatt^r how 

 treated. From R. 'Wiclitiru iaun impregnated by ('rim- 

 son Ramlder has been obtained thus far only simple, 

 pale pink I>b:ioiu aud foliatro intermediate between th(- 

 two. btit with the creeping habit of the mother. 7i'. 

 Wichuniiuiia fertilized by Belle Siebrecht loses its 

 character except to a slight degree in the foliage; the 

 habit is erect, strong and with stout spines; the tlowers 

 are single, rosy pink. This I'laut. if it will set st-eds, 

 may produ<?e an entirely new sti-ain. it'. WicJinni irnni 

 crossed with Clothilde Soupert makes plants less vigor- 

 ous than itself; the foliage recalls both parents and tiie 

 double flowers are in cidiu- like Soupert. JR. Wich- 

 ura'iana crossed with i?. IikTkui, var. rantca has pro- 

 duced one with rich crimson tlowers, single, with foli- 

 aire neither as glossy nor as strong as its mother, but 

 with the same creeping habit: unnamed silver medal. 

 Massachusetts Horticultural Society, 1899: this bids 

 fair to be the forerunner of a fine race. B. Wirhtiraiftini 

 crossed with Triomphe de Luxemliourg (hyb. China) 

 has given several distinct forms, one with double msy 

 purple fiowers in clusters and creeping habit; another 

 is double, light pink with shining leaves. B. WicJi- 

 uraiiina crossed by Bardon Jol) lia.s given a single-clus- 

 ter Rose similar to Carmine Pillar, and the writer has 

 many other crosses between B. Wirhiiraiunji and dif- 

 ferent Tea Roses and B. Di-jtfi's if rrcitsis ) with (b.mble 

 and single flowers ranging in color from white to rosy 

 pink and salmon: there are few of these seedlings 

 which do not have some merit, and all can probaldy 

 he improved. The crosses between B. ^VirJiurdi'iiin , 

 Jacqueminot, B. rugosa and Belle Siebrecht will n<it 

 bear seeds, btit those with varieties of B. I)i(Jica bear 

 seeds freely. Attempts will now be njade to cross those 

 of satisfactorv i-olor with the Hvludd Perpetuals and 

 Hybrhl Teas." 



Several seedlings of crosses between Crimson Rambler 

 and Wichuraiaua have recently flowered. The result was 

 extraordinary, no two being alike and each individual 

 was a different shade of color, ranging from a pale rose 

 to a deep rosy purple and from single to double. The 

 best of this cross is a very dou])le Rose, larger than 

 Crimson Rambler. Compared with the carnations IMelba 

 and Marquis, the fresh flowers are nearer to Melba, 

 while the flowers of a week old are nearer to Marquis. 

 They are so near the color of these two carnations that 

 put in the midst of the two flowers it is almost impos- 

 sible to tell the difference between the two carnations 

 and the Rose. The habit is of Wichuraiana, and the 

 foliage is more brilliant. Tlic plant grows 5 to G feet 



RCtSE 



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HI a season, lying (dos^ to the gmund. There is no 

 doubt that this is one id' tlir br^t li\!.u-ids of ^\')<■)luraiana 

 yt known rei^-ardm;; coloi-. ioMai;-."^ and fhiwer. 



In summing up thn experiments of thos(^ hvbrids it i- 



well lo ,;iy Tlia! po^^iMv more hi-hlv r-o|blV,l liov^s 



mi-iit have b.Tu pi'o.bircd. I.ur it woiihl have Im^cu at 

 the expense of tlieir banliness. 



In making these crosses the writer has alwavs care- 

 fully removed the .stamens b.-fore tbiu'r wde any si-ais 

 of anthers .i)).-nin^r. euliin-- throu,^-h tlie in-lals while in 

 Iiud. A gauxe covering was placed (,viu- the llowers both 

 Itefon- and after imin-e-nai ion. to i^niard a-ainsl insecN. 

 To k(e|i the ncoi-il, nanirs and date on a small woodnn 

 tally were attaidu^l to tin- .duster. Soiui'tinies the \ idd 

 in seeiK is poor rhoii-h. only one in a hip .and mans 

 tiini^s iimie. 'I'hcwnii-r i~ alwa\.s doubtful of the cross 

 when tlie fruit is too full <if sci-ds. As B. Wirhnrn in uf 



'ipelis ;iftiT the iitinu- Rose> luiVe -[.asserl. it is a. -ood 

 lilan to ]iot u]! a few and brinu' them into the i::ri--u- 

 house in 3Iarcb ; tbey will then hlo<uii al tin- sann; time 

 the Hybrids, and others, are in flower out of doors. All 

 Roses can lie prej.ared and iiollinated in the -a'ceidnnise 

 nnire easily and with belter ia-snl1s than in the o]ien air. 

 When the [dauts are i.roiected from Pud weather there 

 is less danger that rain <n- dew will interfere with on(-'s 

 labors. A sharp knife, a pair of forci.'ps, some line 

 gauze iiinl a go(Hl Ii;iud-lenv are sutlicient Tools fur the 

 wa.u'k. Always examine the stigma to sei- if if js ripe, 

 and. after applyin.i,' the polhui.look a-ain to see that 

 there is plenty and in the right place. If th<; flowers 

 which are to furnish the pollen are gatheredi early in 

 the niorniu!^^ and tb(ui placed on a pane of glass "in a 

 warm greenh(inse. the anthers can be ojiened much 

 easier than if left lomj:ei- on the plant. More(tver, there 

 Is less risk of the pollen having been contaminated by 

 ^^^^^*^- ' Jacksox Dawson. " 



Propagation oi Roses. — The Rose is projiagated hv 

 seeds, cuttiniJ:s, graftinu- or budding, by lavcrs and i^v 

 division. The genus is so hir.L^e and diversified and our 

 requirements are so many that the whole art of the 

 propagator is needed to satisfy the claims of the (.-^'ueen 

 of Flowers. 



Sends. — Roses are grown from seeds not only to ob- 

 tain new varieties but also because many true spe(ues 

 are economically procured in this way, e. g,, B. i'ntnHo . 

 B. inuUiflora, B. ferruijiiwa, B. rugosa, B. rubighiosa , 

 etc. The seeds should be gathered in autumn and at 

 once stratitied with moist sand or allowed to ferment, 

 in tubs, with a little water and kept in a fairly warm 

 ]dace. When well rotted they can be easily rubbed and 

 washed clean and shouhl be planted at once, either in 

 carefully prepared and well-manured beds out of do<jrs 

 or in pans or flats in a cool greenhouse. It is sometimes 

 a-lvised that the hips should first be dried and then 

 rnljl.ied clean. Viut this method often causes delay in 

 germination, a matter sufficiently troublesome without 

 adilitional complications. Whether they are planted un- 

 der glass or in the garden it is difficult" to forecast their 

 coming up. It may be within a few weeks, e. g., B. 

 linilfi flora under glass; or at the beginning of the sec- 

 ond growing season after planting, e. g., Sweetbrier 

 seed, planted out of doors in November, 1898, nuiy be 

 expected to germinate in the spring of 1900, while B. 

 rugosa sown at the same time may come up the follow- 

 ing spring, i. e., in 1899, or, a season intervening, it 

 will appear with the Sweetbrier in 1900. Stratifying or 

 fermenting the see<ls tends to secure uniform y^ermina- 

 tion within a reasonable time. It has also been sug- 

 gested, and many things confirm the idea, that early 

 gathering helps to hasten germination; in other words, 

 do not wait for excessive ripeness, but pick the hips as 

 soon as the seeds harden, some time before the fruit is 

 deep red. Until these matters are better understood, all 

 Rose seed sown out of doors, either in autumn or spring, 

 should 1)0 mulched 2 in. deep with pine needles or other 

 litter. Frequent examinations shonld be made in spring 

 and the covering at once removed when the seedlings 

 appear; if they do not appear let the mulch remain to 

 keep down weeds and retain moisture in the seed-lied. 

 Pans or flats in which seed has been planted should be 

 kept at least 18 months before discarding, with the soil 

 alwavs moist. Notwithstanding the ditficulties of ger- 



