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THE GARDE N M A G A / I N E 
March, 1915 
H. T. Rose September Morn. 
—A sport from Prima Donna, of 
Pacific coast origin. Color, light 
pink. Said to be sweetest Rose 
grown (Turner) 
H. T. Rose Crimson Queen. — 
Dark velvety crimson, flower large, 
handsome in form and delightfully 
flagrant (Waban Rose Conserva- 
tories) 
H. T. Rose Lady Alice Stan- 
ley — Color, deep, clear rose, pale 
flesh inside of bloom. An excel- 
lent garden rose, and now being 
adopted as a good forcer 
H. T. Rose William Cooper. 
(Dickson.) Deep lake-red; large, 
with high pointed centre. Win- 
ner of the N. R. S. (Eng.) Gold 
Medal. C. H. Totty, introducer) 
H. T. Rose Killarney Queen. 
— Improvement on Killarney; 
stronger growth, carrying larger 
and deeper colored foliage and 
flowers. (A. N. Pierson, Inc.) 
can origin which has proved a splendid variety 
for greenhouse use. The flowers are of good 
size and substance, color shell pink, deepening 
toward the centre, petals tipped deep rose. The 
foliage is dark green, and the flower stems carry 
very few thorns. 
In carnations there is not so much new. 
The very high standard required now by the 
American Carnation Society, without whose en- 
dorsement it would be sheer folly to exploit a 
new variety, has eliminated the foisting of un- 
worthy novelties, notwithstanding the fact that 
hundreds of seedlings are tried out for one to 
three years in various parts of the country. 
At the recent exhibition of the American Car- 
nation Society in Buffalo there were but few new 
varieties qualifying for awards, and of these the 
following should be mentioned: 
Laura Weber, a beautiful light salmon pink 
of good size, flowers carried on long, stout stems. 
This carnation qualified as a candidate for the 
Dorner Memorial Medal, the highest award in 
the gift of the American Carnation Society, the 
conditions covering which require the exhibition 
of varieties two years in succession, the first 
year for preliminary pointing, the second for 
competition. In the preliminary trial all varie- 
ties are discarded which do not score 85 points 
out of a possible 100. 
Miss Theo is a new dark pink of medium size. 
The flower heads are mounted on stiff stems, and 
the variety has all the earmarks of a good com- 
mercial variety. It has been awarded the certifi- 
cate of merit of the American Carnation Society. 
Another variety to be awarded the coveted 
certificate is Morning Glow, a silver-pink variety. 
The flowers are not large, but very fragrant, 
and dainty in their coloring. The edges of the 
petals are almost white, gradually deepening in 
color until the centre of a flower is a deep shell 
pink. It is a variety everyone would like to grow. 
Cottage Maid is a blush pink sport from the 
unexcelled Mrs. C. W. Ward, which has won 
higher honors than any carnation introduced in 
America. Possessing all the characteristics of 
the parent, this carnation has a splendid future. 
Princess Dagmar is a magnificent crimson 
which is under dissemination, and it is a fine 
variety both for the amateur and commercial 
grower. Its originator was awarded the prize 
for the largest carnations in the last National 
Flower Show, winning it with the Princess. On 
the exhibition table it cannot be beaten by any- 
thing yet produced in its color. 
Mrs. C. Edward Akehurst is a clear rose- 
pink carnation raised in Maryland. The flowers 
are well formed and of large size, averaging three 
and a half inches in diameter. The petals are 
broad and deeply fringed, and the fragrant 
flower heads are carried on long, stiff stems. 
The variety has splendid keeping qualities and 
is easy to grow, qualities which should appeal to 
amateur growers. 
Matchless, the new white which is under dis- 
semination, has the distinction of having won the 
Dorner Memorial gold medal and the gold medal 
of the American Carnation Society. At the Janu- 
ary exhibition of the Society it won the sweep- 
H. T. Rose Francis Scott Key. — An American rose remarkable 
for its size, form, and solidity. A fine exhibition varietywhich also 
bids fair to succeed well outdoors. Color, rose red. (John Cook) 
H. T. Rose Mrs. Morefield Storey. 
Color shell pink, deepening toward the 
centre, petals tipped deep rose. Splendid 
for greenhouse use (Montgomery Rose Co.) 
H. T. Rose Willowmere — Shrimp- 
pink toning to carmine pink toward the 
edges of petals. Buds coral-red. Improve- 
ment on the Lyon Rose (Pernet-Ducher) 
H. T. Rose Ophelia — For greenhouse 
and garden. Color, salmon-flesh centre, 
shaded light yellow at base of petals. Bud 
yellow before opening (Wm. Paul & Son) 
H. T. Rose Lady Anne Borrodell — A 
sport from My Maryland, and, seemingly, 
possessing all its good qualities. Color, soft 
blush-cream. (S. J. Reuter & Son) 
