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Timmerman’s representative was a very good 
looking shell pink, “Johnkeer M. J. Ruys 
Beerinbrouck.” This variety has a heavy name 
to struggle under, but let us hope it won’t suc- 
cumb in the process. 
Ireland was represented by Hugh Dickson, 
Ltd., of Belfast, the only British grower repre- 
sented. This firm had "Mrs. J. R. Allen,” a 
rosy-pink; “Mrs. M. J. Spencer,” yellow; “Mrs. 
Thos. Paul,” a light-pink. 
It must not be inferred that Roses are the only 
things to be seen at Bagatelle. There are many 
other objects of interest, including pictures in a 
fair-sized art gallery, and quite a little bedding of 
various plants in the rest of the park. 
CUT FLOWERS IN PARIS 
T HE two Roses that seemed to be the most 
largely used in the Paris markets and shops 
were the old well-known light pink variety 
“ Her Majesty” and “Juliet,” another established 
and popular kind. These blooms were, of 
course, grown and cut from outdoors. They 
had some mildew on the foliage but the flowers 
themselves were quite good. “Her Majesty,” 
of course, is always a good color, but “Juliet” 
would hardly be considered in New York a 
flower for the retail trade, though 1 must confess 
the French florists had most attractively made 
these up into baskets with variegated foliage and 
different shrubs of golden yellow and Purple 
Beech. 
Our American varieties, such as Columbia, 
Premier, and Ophelia, were not represented in the 
Paris markets at all. Doubtless, the war is 
responsible for this and possibly the next year 
or two will see a change. The Carnations 
shown in the Paris shops are all Malmaisons, 
although 1 did see a few of the American variety 
“Pocahontas.” Before the war Paris depended 
entirely on London for Carnations. Now the 
embargo on so-called luxuries, which prohibits 
all imports from foreign countries, has cut off 
that supply. 
VISIT TO A ROSE FACTORY 
1 HAD occasion later before leaving Europe to 
take a trip to Ireland and had a very interesting 
visit with Hugh Dickson, some of whose seedlings 
I had previously seen under test at Bagatelle. 
In the course of a very interesting conversa- 
tion Mr. Dickson told me that his firm raises 
about one thousand new seedlings every year 
and that 80,000 plants of novelties are always 
under test. As rapidly as they are tested and 
found wanting in any degree, they are torn out 
with a ruthless hand. From these thousands 
of seedlings every year there are never more than 
twelve to fifteen retained, and of these possibly 
not more than six in any one year see final dis- 
tribution. When the amateur is inclined to 
question the high price of Rose novelties, he 
should think of the trouble and time that is 
given to producing the variety before it is 
finally sold to him. Hybridizers only get a small 
percentage like this after working along with 
pedigreed stock on given lines for generations, 
so it will be readily seen that the path of the Rose 
enthusiast in the search of new varieties is not 
one strewn with financial gain. 1 saw at Mr. 
Dickson’s establishment a variety called “J. G. 
(Continued on page 114) 
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