What's New in Roses, Shrubs, Summer Flower- 

 Roots and Plants 



A Review of the Trade's Offerings this Season, by the Editorial Staff 



A survey of the new offerings in seeds, embracing both flozvers and vegetables, was presented in last month's issue of The Garden Magazine. This 



chapter handles plants only. 



NOVELTIES! At once the lure, the 

 delight, and often despair of the 

 gardener — the real enthusiast! It 

 is only by reaching out into the 

 untried that progress is finally made. All the 

 much-vaunted old-fashioned favorites were 

 once new and untried, and so we keep on try- 

 ing, keeping, or discarding according to circum- 

 stances or climate, requirement, or perhaps 

 personal fad and fancy. There is in fact no 

 ultimate rule by which to adjudge other than 

 the test of public trial under various con- 

 ditions. The trade annually exerts its 

 energies in trying to satisfy the desire of its 

 patrons, and, after measuring up the quali- 

 fications of each claimant for notice on general 

 grounds, ventures to offer the results of such 

 selection to the discriminating public. 



Naturally in this period of materialistic tend- 

 ency the output of purely ornamental novel- 

 ties has a lull — nothing comes from France 

 or Belgium, nor from the Teutonic empire. 

 Yet the British trade (especially as it is 

 represented in the Rose industry) is as active 

 as ever and the Australians send their new 

 Chrysanthemums. Probably the real dearth 

 of new things from abroad is yet to be ex- 

 perienced, because many introductions of this 

 season, for instance, took origin two or more 

 years back — some very many years more. 

 The final result must be an intensified activity 

 in exploiting the things that are already in 

 the country for study, and also in stimulating 

 plant breeding among ourselves. 



The nursery trade is laboring under ex- 

 ceptional handicaps in the matter of labor. 

 The stocks in the nurseries are alive and 

 growing and shortage of labor is being keenly 

 felt, but by close application the trade 

 confidently anticipates being able to keep 

 agoing until times become settled again. 



The New Roses 



' I *HE most widely heralded novelty of 

 -"- the year among "florists' flowers" is the 

 American-raised H. T. Rose Columbia with 

 which the flower show visiting public was made 

 familiar last fall. It is another gift of E. G. 

 Hill, a steady worker in Rose breeding and a 

 firm believer in the policy of American-raised 

 Roses for the American-cut flower market. 

 Of course, it has its garden possibilities too, 

 and a new Rose of its unusual coloring is sure 

 of a welcome. It is described as "a peach- 

 blow pink" seedling of Ophelia. One of the 

 particular points in its favor is said to be 

 immunity from mildew. Have we achieved 

 the impossible? 



From across the ocean, of course, comes a 

 galaxy of Rose novelties. The productions 

 of Dickson & Son, Hugh Dickson, and 

 McGredy are being distributed by their 

 respective agents over here. Golden Emblem 

 (Dreer, Totty) of the last-named raiser was 

 seen at the big Philadelphia Rose Show and 

 earned high encomiums. This golden yellow 

 H. T. is offered as an improvement in Rayon 

 d'Or and has won high honors including 

 the gold medal of the National Rose Society 

 in England as well as the 191 7 silver medal 

 of the American Rose Society. 



Other hybrid teas are: Marchioness of Ormond, blush white 



with deep pink centre; very large; good exhibition type. T. F. 

 Crozier, large blooms; clear canary yellow; of refined form. 

 //. P. Pinkerion, intense brilliant scarlet, flamed; mildew- 

 proof; very clean grower. Blushing Bride, clear white with 

 faint flushed centre; large well-shaped buds. Ulster Volunteer, 

 single, cherry-red with white zone; good bedding Rose. All 

 these are Dickson-Totty Roses. Additional Roses from Dick- 

 son & Sons, as introduced by Dreer are; Mrs. Fred Searl, a 

 large globular fawny shell-pink, the reflex of the petals a warm 

 silvery-carmine; free-flowering; strongly scented. Molly Bligh, 

 a deep madder-pink heavily zoned orange-madder at the 

 base of the petals. C. V. Haworth, with shell-shaped massive 

 petals of an intense black-scarlet with rich crimson pile. Mc- 

 Gredy, besides the leader already mentioned, sends us, through 

 Dreer: Mrs. C. E. Shea, madder-red, shot with glowing scarlet, 

 the outer petals a deep rose shading on an orange base. Gladys 

 Holland, buff shaded orange-yellow, outside of petals pearly 

 peach; very free flowering; awarded Gold Medal National 

 Rose Society of England. 



As perhaps the best of Hugh Dickson's new 

 creations of the year Dreer describes H. D. M. 

 Barton a crimson garden and bedding Rose 

 of the General MacArthur type, which was 

 awarded the Gold Medal of the Irish Rose 

 Society. Other sorts from the same source 

 are: Ethel Dickson, described as a great 

 improvement of ever-popular Mme. Abel 

 Chatenay, of deep salmon-rose color, while 

 Golden Spray, a "clear Marechal Niel yellow," 

 with almost single flowers has the distinction 

 of being awarded the Gold Medal of the 

 National Rose Society of England. 



An improved Ophelia is offered by F. 

 R. Pierson under the name of Rosalind, 

 the bright coral buds of which change to 

 apricot-pink and open shell-pink with at 

 least one third more petals than the old form. 

 Silvia, from the same source, is described as 

 a "yellow Ophelia," with sulphur-yellow buds 

 and waxy-white open flowers. Evelyn, a sport 

 of Ophelia, has more pronounced color, and 

 more petals, which would suggest its better 

 fitting the open garden. (A. N. Pierson.) 



A new Climbing Rose Alida Lovett, said not 

 to have a single defect, besides being mildew- 

 proof, is introduced by Lovett. This is a 

 Van Fleet product by crossing President 

 Carnot with Rosa Wichuraiana, shell-pink 

 with sulphur shadings at base of petals. 

 Strong, long stems and pronounced fragrance 

 are claimed in its favor. Among the good 

 things "to come another year" Lovett 

 promises another climber, a double form of 

 Hiawatha, which will unquestionably be 

 welcomed by admirers of that variety. 



The ubiquitous Dorothy Perkins, continuing 

 to run true to form, has given us another 

 sport, Elizabeth Zeigler. This time deep rose- 

 pink; very effective for trellis work; the plant 

 is as vigorous as its parent and cannot fail to 

 be a welcome addition to our climbing varie- 

 ties. It has been awarded the Silver Medal 

 of the American Rose Society. (A. N. 

 Pierson.) 



An additional, large-flowered Wichuraiana 

 hybrid is Aunt Harriet, an offspring of Ap- 

 poline, introduced by Conard & Jones. The 

 name of its breeder — Dr. Van Fleet — guaran- 

 tees, in a mesure, the character of this 

 scarlet-crimson Rambler. The white centres 

 of the flowers are strongly emphasized by 

 golden-yellow anthers. 



The last claimant among the Rambler 

 Roses, but by no means the least attractive, 

 is Rosiere. A most charming variation of 

 Tausendschon, from which it is a sport and 

 indeed a counterpart, except that the color is 

 superior, deeper, and richer. (A. N. Pierson.) 



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Among the Chrysanthemums^ 



*HE introduction of the sensational 

 •*■ "Tokio Set'* of Japanese Chrysanthe- 

 mums, as imported from Japan by Totty, is, 

 perhaps, the most notable event in this 

 group. Varying in form from popularly grown 

 types of these flowers, the following set claims 

 the attention of planters in search of the 

 utterly different: 



Benten (Goddess of Beauty) — Green gold with blood-red 

 tips. Amaterasu (Sun Goddess) — -Yellow, almost like a cactus 

 Dahlia. Bishamon (God of Glory) — Dark velvety crimson 

 with bronze reverse. Fugi (The Wisteria) — Pale lavender, 

 largest of the set. Tachibana (The Orange) — Pale yellow, like 

 a mass of cornsilk. Daikoku (God of Wealth) ^Pink and pale 

 green; very attractive. 



To make things still more interesting for 

 the commercial grower of Chrysanthemums, 

 who already finds difficulty in selecting from 

 many good sorts available, Elmer D. Smith 

 records the perfecting of: 



Midnight Sun, said to be the deepest yellow yet produced. 

 Incurved form, medium dwarf habit, maturing first week of 

 November. The same firm has Betsy Ross, a good new white 

 of incurved form and capable of producing several good blooms 

 to the plant, maturing first week of November; and Liberty 

 Bond, an improvement upon Oconto, maturing October 24th 

 and producing double flowers from late buds, white with a 

 tinge of cream. 



Bronze Unaka (Fengar) — bronze sport of Unaka; earliest 

 bronze in bloom, and Yellow Advance (W. A. Rose) — yellow 

 sport of Smith's Advance, blooming earlier than most others. 



As compared with former years, the new- 

 comers to the exhibition class are few. How- 

 ever, the number of contributing sources is 

 greater than usual, showing that the interest 

 in the exhibition type is not on the wane. 

 Mrs. H. S. Firestone, a Pockett-Totty novelty, 

 is pronounced by experts to be the one real 

 surprise in this class. A pinkish chamois-buff 

 gives it at least the distinction of unique 

 color. 



Other exhibition types for which more or 

 less strong claims of superiority are made are: 



Aduana, a large, reflexed pink of exceptional dwarf growth; 

 maturing October 25th. — Naponee, an irregular incurved 

 Japanese of the largest size; color creamy white tinged pink. 

 November Glow, an incurved Golden Bronze; considered an 

 improvement upon Calumet, with a stronger stem. Purple 

 King, the nearest approach to purple; of the largest size, 

 surpassing Reginald Vallis and Mankato, the two best among 

 the Amaranths. (All from Smith.) 



Joan of Arc, reflexed, pure white in color (H. Nonin, and 

 Totty). Mrs. W. Dennis, largest pink to date; superior to 

 Mrs. Gibson (Wells and Totty). Mrs. J. Willis Buhl, large 

 crimson (WeHs and Totty). Mrs. Frank Traendly, pearl- 

 pink; resembles Joan Stratton (Totty). Reflexed Louisa 

 Pockett (Exhibition), reflexed form of Louisa Pockett (Totty). 



The ever-practical possibility of growing 

 singles just as successfully in the garden as 

 under glass begets for this group an ever-in- 

 creasing host of friends: 



Supreme — Glowing crimson; very large flowers. A most 

 popular type (Wells and Totty). Portia — Salmon-bronze, 

 shading to bright flame (Wells). Bronze Buckingham — 

 Cheerful glowing bronze; extra fine (Fengar and Totty). 

 Beatrice — Brilliant old gold with glossy foliage (Godfrey and 

 Totty). Ida Catherine Skiff — Brilliant bronzy amber; im- 

 proved Yvonne (Totty). Louis Spears — Chestnut-crimson; 

 very strong grower (Godfrey and Totty). Fernridge — Terra- 

 cotta with gold zone in centre (Bergen and Totty). Josephine 

 Scklotman — Lilac with white zone in centre (Totty). Bertha 

 Fairs — Exquisite Rose-pink; early kind (Wells and 

 Totty). Mrs. Max Behr — Shiny Chestnut-scarlet; dwarf 

 grower (Godfrey and Totty). Ares — Velvety crimson; very 

 large size (Gaut and Totty). Artemis — Sunlight yellow; a 

 charming variety. (Gaut and Totty.) Chloris — Terra-cotta 

 bronze, tipped flame (Gaut and Totty). Helios — Bronzy 

 scarlet, flecked with yellow (Gaut and Totty). Dainty — 

 Seedling from Indicum; pale rose-pink (W. H. Waite). Mrs. 

 W. H. Waite — Enchantress pink; cactus-shaped flower (W. H. 

 Waite). Elizabeth Firestone — Rose-pink, underlaid with a 

 silver sheen; free flowering; vigorous growth. (A. N. Pierson.) 

 Connie Dick (Hardy Pompon) — Clear glowing yellow (Totty). 

 Lacille Knoble (Pompon) — Bronze-yellow, with well-formed 

 budded flowers opening about November loth. An addition to 

 the Mt. Greenwood set. 



