. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. Januabt 11, 1912. .^fV^:.'.""-,'-- "--'•t'":^ The Weekly Florists' Review. 21 turn have the same varieties planted in their gardens. Your able secretary, Mr. Hammond, in a recent letter stated: "While in Indianapolis I saw many beautiful homes and no slums.'' How could there be slums with Hill's, Dorner's, Vesey's, Coles' and many others in close prox- imity to the Hoosier capital, who are putting forth a tremendous lot of en- ergy in producing all that is beautiful for a community where there is plenty of room and gardens
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. Januabt 11, 1912. .^fV^:.'.""-,'-- "--'•t'":^ The Weekly Florists' Review. 21 turn have the same varieties planted in their gardens. Your able secretary, Mr. Hammond, in a recent letter stated: "While in Indianapolis I saw many beautiful homes and no slums.'' How could there be slums with Hill's, Dorner's, Vesey's, Coles' and many others in close prox- imity to the Hoosier capital, who are putting forth a tremendous lot of en- ergy in producing all that is beautiful for a community where there is plenty of room and gardens are plentiful? An Era of Small Boses. An era of small roses is at hand. The large varieties fill a big place admir- ably, but let the rosarians become more interested in the smaller types, such as Bon Silene. There is much need for them in corsage work, in baskets and for debutante bouquets, where the small rose has a greater charm than the larger kinds. A forcing rose bear- ing its flowers in clusters, for winter use, would be a wonderful addition to look forward to. "When our section of the land has reached the advancement of rose grow- ing noticeable in France, Germany and England, when the love of them in the gardens is as great, and when the rose may be seen growing in all vantage spots and given the same enlightened attention, we shall have accomplished a wonderful and lasting work. America is a big country, with varying condi- tions, but there is only a small portion that is not adaptable for some variety. Encouragement of Outdoor Culture. The large commercial firms, with their millions of feet of glass, having beau- tiful stores in the larger cities as an outlet, are a stage upon which the rose plays the leading role. Exquisite bas-. J. A. Valentine. (President American Carnation Society.). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations m
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