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'THE RT_JR-A.lv REW-YORKER 
March 0, 
Ruralisms 
The Oddest of Orchids. — The 
blooms of orchids, as a rule, depart 
further from the ordinary symmetrical 
flower forms than those of any other 
group of plants. Some imitate in re¬ 
markable degree the form and markings 
of strange insects, and one, the Esoiritu 
Santo or Holy Ghost flower of Panama, 
Peristeria elata, bears a fairly accurate 
representation of the head, beak and 
wings of a dove within the creamy, white 
fragrant blossoms. The curious fringed 
Dendrobium Brymerianum, from Bur- 
mah, figured on this page, is about as 
odd and elegant in bloom as any of 
the orchid family. The color is mainly 
golden yellow, with blackish purple cen¬ 
ter. The figure is reproduced from the 
London “Gardeners’ Chronicle,” and rep- 
to most horticulturists, and for these 
and other reasons, all proposed laws for 
plant copyright have failed. With the 
exception of slow-growing orchard trees 
and large ornamentals most purchasers 
of plant novelties buy originally for thg 
purpose of propagation, and would not 
tolerate restrictions of this kind. The 
originator suffers, however, if he fails 
to exact a sufficient price for his orig¬ 
inal stock. 
It is now seriously proposed that 
through the National Society of Florists 
and affiliated organizations, a concerted 
action be taken on the part of rose 
growers who are using the novelty My 
Maryland, to pay Mr. Cook a voluntary 
royalty at a reasonable fixed rate per 
100 for all plants of this valuable va¬ 
riety propagated for the next one, two 
or three years, the agreement to be made 
binding so that those failing to carry 
it through may be refused recogni¬ 
tion as honorable men. This is an en¬ 
tirely worthy project, though not easy 
of application, and if it works out as 
planned will be highly creditable to the 
BLOOMS OF DENDROBIUM BRYMERIANUM, REDUCED IN SIZE. 
resents a superior horticultural form, 
known as “Gatton Park” variety. Col¬ 
lected wild plants often bear small, im¬ 
perfect flowers that do not expand well. 
The genus Dendrobium is an extensive 
one, and includes many high!}' prized 
cultivated orchids. They are all native 
to the tropical portions of the old world, 
exclusive of Africa. As a rule they 
need warm, moist greenhouse treatment 
during the greater part of the year, with 
a cooler and drier resting period when 
growth ceases. They are grown in bas¬ 
kets' or open pots with a mixture of 
peaty soil and moss for the roots to 
run in. The flowers are freely pro¬ 
duced on tall spikes or canes, and vary 
in size and form among the different 
species. The colors are mainly pink, 
white and yellow, with occasional touches 
of purple, crimson, scarlet and orange. 
The flowers are fleshy and lasting and 
the plants highly decorative when in 
bloom, but unattractive at other times. 
A Royalty on a Rose Variety. —Mr. 
John Cook, Baltimore, Md., is known far 
and wide as a most successful grower 
of roses and originator of new varie¬ 
ties. He is a veteran in the business, 
having followed it for more than an 
ordinary generation. His work has 
chiefly been among glasshouse and ever- 
blooming garden roses. He has put as 
many good varieties of this class into 
commerce as any American raiser. His 
latest success is the new florist’s rose 
“My Maryland,” a highly finished and 
most productive bright pink forcing va¬ 
riety, now being propagated by almost 
every rose grower throughout the coun¬ 
try. Though sent out a year ago its 
great worth was not recognized until 
this season, but it is now in general de¬ 
mand. Mr. Cook, like many originators^ 
does not have space for extensive prop¬ 
agation of his novelties, and therefore 
cannot always secure reasonable compen¬ 
sation for his exacting work. There is 
absolutely no legal protection for the 
originator of a new and valuable plant, 
as it can neither be patented nor copy¬ 
righted. When plants leave his hands 
all rights over its progeny or increase 
cease. There are sound reasons for 
this denial of protection, as a plant is 
a living organism with inherent power 
of multiplication, and not a combination 
of inanimate materials to be duplicated 
by machinery. The idea of monopoly, 
as given by Government patents even 
if restricted to a term of years, in 
anything of use to mankind is repugnant 
florists of America. Such an example 
of voluntary and substantial recogni¬ 
tion of merit would be a shining exam¬ 
ple of the high standard of commercial 
ethics among our ornamental horticul¬ 
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