The Garden Magazine, September, 1923 
57 
Ivith i\QS tS 
by <r R^o b ert ‘Pyl e 
Dear Folks: 
Since talking with you last I’ve had a rich rose 
experience. 
Ever since enjoying the roses in Belfast, Ireland, 
I’ve had the idea that Puget Sound country had 
roses equally fine. For a dozen years, too, have 
I hoped to see the Rose Festival at Portland. 
This June my dream came true. In company 
with Gurney Hill, “that lovable man,” as Dr. E. M. 
Mills calls him, the originator of so many great 
roses, and Robert George, for many years head of 
the Storrs & Harrison Nurseries, I witnessed the 
crowning of Queen Lucy Lee in Laurel Hurst Park. 
Then the River Fete, the Rose Show and Civic 
Meets, and at Seattle, another show; in Tacoma 
the Rose Gardens; and everywhere and best of all, 
the Rose folks. Every day was a great event. 
I continued my study of the rose, of new 
varieties and of rose stocks with every grower of 
notable size as far south as Los Angeles; stocks 
budded on Manetti, Ragged Robin, Odorata and 
Multiflora, and roses on their own roots. Since 
returning I have not ceased to study the rose as 
grown near the Atlantic Seaboard. 
Why this travel of from 8,000 to 10,000 miles 
this season? To observe first-hand, more than 
half, I suppose, of all the roses being grown for all 
of America. It is our earnest desire to learn which 
are the best and why they are the best, that we may 
the better produce here or obtain elsewhere the best 
that can be had for th 
We are trying to take 
the RISK OUT OF 
ROSE GROWING 
for you. Our new cat¬ 
alogue will be ready 
September 1st. 
ose who put their trust in us. 
CANARD t£s?£? 
Buy CONARD Roses and be 
successful—they’re guaranteed to 
bloom. Each rose bears a dur¬ 
able celluloid star tag to identify 
the variety in your garden. No 
other roses have this feature. 
ILLUSTRATED CATA¬ 
LOGUE—roses for every locality 
—and purpose, with 12 choice 
varieties in natural colors— 
FREE ON REQUEST. 
Ask for a description of 
THE NEW NATURE LIBRARY 
Doubleday, Page & Co. 
WAGNER 
FLOWERS 
Helpful Fall Catalogu 
-FREE 
T H"E BEAUTY of your garden next year will de¬ 
pend largely on what you plant this fall. Wagner 
Iris, Peonies, Hardy Plants, Bulbs and Flowering 
Shrubbery will yield a loveliness of bloom if planted 
now—Our Landscape Department will help you. 
Please write for Fall Catalogue No. 342. 
WAGNER PARK NURSERIES 
Box 32 Sidney, Ohio 
Nurserymen, Florists and Landscape Gardeners 
HitcKingrs 
mpany 
Home Office and Factory: Elizabeth, N. J. 
New York Boston-9 
101 Park Ave. 294 Washington St. 
Philadelphia Rochester 
. Empire Building Union Trust ^ 
13th & Walnut Sts. Building 
How To Always Have 
Bottled Sunshine 
If a flower-filled glass-covered garden isn't bottled 
sunshine—then what is it? 
Of course, while August’s sun pelts down, you may 
wish there wasn’t so much in the bottle, so to speak. 
But what of the raw, snowy, blowy days to 
come? Think what a joy it would be to have an 
ever fragrant, always blooming garden opening 
from your dining room. 
Think of its joys; its solace; the care-free health 
givingness, fussing around in it would mean. 
Now is the time to build it. 
We will do the entire thing, taking all bothers 
off your hands. 
We ll call if you wish, or glad to send you our 
booklet entitled, Owning Your Own Greenhouse. 
NEW IRIS FROM JAPAN 
(Species) LAEVIGATA ALBA PURPUREA 
Awarded a certificate of merit by the TV. Y. Horticultural Society, June, 1923 
r T' , HIS new and valuable Iris is comparatively 
A unknown in this country, and is now being 
offered for the first time, by an American grower. 
The late Dr. Van Fleet, pronounced it the most 
important and valuable species of Iris discovered 
in many years, and one of the most desirable 
hardy herbaceous plant novelties brought to his 
attention during his many years connection with 
the U. S. Department of Agriculture. 
Illustrated Descript 
J. A. Kemp, Little Silver, N. J. 
The color is an unusual and a pleasing com¬ 
bination of blue and white. Distinct from any 
other known Iris. The blue in this is a dark 
indigo or navy blue, and is a decidedly new 
departure in Iris color. Six petals. Flower flat 
like the Kaempferi (Japan Iris), four to five inches 
across, borne on stems 20 to 25 inches high. A 
most valuable acquisition, that every lover of t he 
Iris will want, to add to his collection. 
ive Circular. FREE 
Breeder and Grower of fine 
Gladioli, and other plants 
