JOYS OF SUSPENSE AND DISCOVERY 
E. I. FARRINGTON 
A Canvas of the Season’s Novelties Among the Offerings of the Leading Seedsmen 
and Plantsmen. Advance Guide to the Catalogued Specialties Worthy of Trial 
are thrills even in the 
Wn i nP g entle tas ^ °f m ^Ling gar- 
fcisfil dens. There are the joys of 
tfrir discovery, the sweet delights 
of suspense, the satisfaction of well 
rewarded waiting. Sometimes there 
are disappointments; but all these 
experiences are associated with the 
trying out of novelties, with the 
growing of improved varieties, of new 
plants brought from distant shores, 
of crosses and hybrids on which en- 
thusiastic experts have spent the 
labor of many patient years. 
There are those who profess to scoff 
at novelties and who talk with rever- 
ence only of grandmother’s gardens 
and the flowers of yesteryear. Their 
position is not well taken. It is by 
no means necessary to forsake all 
tried and tested floral favorites just 
because we have found others of more 
recent birth. Making new friends is 
one of the joys of living, but we do 
not forget our old friends in the 
pleasure of their company. 
It is true that half the novelties 
may not measure up to our expecta- 
tions; but what of that? What are a 
few cents compared with the specula- 
tive delights of watching a new plant 
unfold its strange leaves, lift its tiny 
buds, and finally reveal its full and 
novel beauty. If the beauty, per- 
chance, is less than you had antici- 
pated, you may find compensation in the unexpected charms 
of the novelty next in line. There is just enough uncertainty 
about the whole process to satisfy the love of chance inherent 
in most of us without evoking a protest from our consciences. 
It is a fine, pleasant game, that we can play solitaire or two- 
handed, and this year there are ample opportunities to indulge 
our novelty appetite, for we will find many interesting new 
things in the catalogues. 
T HERE is, for example, the unique Rose, of Holland parent- 
age, known as Grootendorst. With small red flowers 
similar to those of the Baby Rambler, but with a strong, vigorous 
growth akin to that of rugosa, it is a worthwhile addition to our 
list. It blooms the season through, and the petals of the flowers 
are fluted in such a peculiar way that they resemble Carnations. 
Judging from its habit of growth, this would make a good hedge. 
Then there is Golden Ophelia, which made a strong impression 
upon all who saw it at one or two New York exhibitions last 
year. If it lives up to its promise it will surpass even Lady 
Hillingdon as a yellow Rose for the garden, being freer in growth, 
hardier, and even better in color. 
Frank W. Dunlop, of Canadian birth, has been grown for a 
season or two as a hot-house Rose, and now is proving its value 
in the garden. The blooms are very large, averaging about 
forty-five petals, and its strong color makes a warm glow in the 
.garden from spring until early frost. 
From the west comes a new Rose, a cross between Ophelia 
Representative of 
themums, greatly 
CHRYSANTHEMUM BRONZE MOLLY 
the increasingly popular numerous family of outdoor Chrysan- 
appreciated for indoor decoration when cut and as pot plants 
and Columbia, to be known as Angelus. It is pure white, and 
while it has not been tested very widely as yet, promises to prove 
a first rate garden variety. 
Mme. Butterfly is another Rose which after a successful season 
as a greenhouse subject is being introduced to the garden. Like 
so many good Roses of recent origin, it has Ophelia as one of its 
parents, and its combination of bright pink, apricot, and gold 
makes it a Rose to be treasured wherever it will thrive. The buds 
are very handsome and the foliage is remarkably good. 
Although not strictly new, Paul’s Scarlet Climber has become 
known to only a few people in this country, probably because 
it was introduced during the war. It is not a climber in the 
same sense as the Crimson Rambler and Excelsa. Perhaps it 
could be classed more appropriately as a Pillar Rose. But it is 
exceedingly generous with its semi-double, brilliant red flowers, 
and in all ways is one of the best Roses of the kind. 
Another Rose which has been largely overlooked is Purity, 
almost a duplicate of the much better known Silver Moon, but 
rather hardier because lacking in Cherokee blood. Purity 
climbs well, and its mammoth blossoms are dazzlingly white 
with golden stamens. 
A S USUAL there are some interesting novelties among out- 
. door Chrysanthemums, among the most conspicuous being 
Shaker Lady, a bright Tyrian pink and named in honor of one 
of Cleveland’s garden clubs. Then there is Adelaide, a deep, 
rich mahogany in color, and of special value to amateurs because 
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