. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1142 The American Florist. Dec, 21, ?ew varieties will require study; per- haps some will thrive best grafted on certain stocks, or will do best in certain soils. A case in point is the variety Kil- lamey. It was Benjamin Dorrance who discovered the peculiarities of this vari- ety and brought it into its present promi- makes one of the most beautifully formed flowers when about half blown of any rose now in cultivation. The color is between Bridesmaid and Kil- larney. It is also fragrant, a very good feature. The
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1142 The American Florist. Dec, 21, ?ew varieties will require study; per- haps some will thrive best grafted on certain stocks, or will do best in certain soils. A case in point is the variety Kil- lamey. It was Benjamin Dorrance who discovered the peculiarities of this vari- ety and brought it into its present promi- makes one of the most beautifully formed flowers when about half blown of any rose now in cultivation. The color is between Bridesmaid and Kil- larney. It is also fragrant, a very good feature. The flowers are borne on good stout stems. The habit of growth is. CHRISTMAS BASKET BY HANFT NEW YORK. l*riiiiul:is. driiciE'nas, iizaleas ;ind ffriis. nance. So it would be well to give new varieties a careful trial before casting them aside. My belief is that we have much to learn in regard to right cultural conditions. I am inclined to think that perhaps other valuable varieties have been lost sight of by their not having had proper cultural treatment. We know that to grow American Beauty success- fully it requires the application of good cultural skill, and very often this variety fails to give best results in the hands of the most skilful growers. Great progress has been made in methods of culture, and you have some notable ex- amples in this line in your own vicinity. I mention the cultural side of the ques- tion in order to show how important it is that new introductions may not be condemned too hastily. Some fairly successful rose men still inveigh against Killarney and Richmond because they cannot do them success- fully, and it is only the fine showing made by a majority of our best growers that has given them the position they de- serve. Each new rose must be studied and results carefully noted, before its cultural requirements can be known. _ It is infinitely easier to master the peculiar- ities of two or three sorts, drop down into a rut with them and run along c
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