. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. I()OJ. The American Florist. 1087 breaks are very numerous. Another pe- cularlty Is that It produces absolutely no blind wood and the smallest growth will form a perfect flower. The foliage Is largo and dark green. The new growth Is a bright plum color. The color is a beautiful velvety red; It has a most de- licious fragrance and Is very double. It will not fall when fully developed as Is the case with most roses. The cuture of this rose does not require any great skill as It Is very easily handled. It enjoys libe
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. I()OJ. The American Florist. 1087 breaks are very numerous. Another pe- cularlty Is that It produces absolutely no blind wood and the smallest growth will form a perfect flower. The foliage Is largo and dark green. The new growth Is a bright plum color. The color is a beautiful velvety red; It has a most de- licious fragrance and Is very double. It will not fall when fully developed as Is the case with most roses. The cuture of this rose does not require any great skill as It Is very easily handled. It enjoys liberal feeding. It should be cut back to two strong eyes. This will ensure strong breaks and large flower?. The firm al- ready has over 50,000 plants, well estab- lished In 2!/,-Inch pots. Stock planted last May averages from four to five feet in height. It Is a mass of growth In various stages and Is not a cropper. At present the plants present a beautiful sight and thousands of buds are showing color. Princess, a seedling from Testout, is an exceptionally pleasing shade of pink; this will make a keen rival to Klllarney. It 'loes not fade with the change of weather. The bud Is long and pointed and It is a \ery good keeper. Both have received marked attention at all the shows where ixhlbited and won several coveted prizes, t^arah Hill, a blood relative of Richmond, is one of the handsomest of the Hill seed- lings. It Is still under trial, and if its growth and freedom of bloom, when plant- I in quantities, are equal to its regal color, a velvety crimson scarlet, with petals like leather, it will be a winner. No. 30 is a two-tone pink seedling of great promise, which Is Joe Hill's favorite among the yearlings. The two tones of pink show to great advantage, owing to the form of the flower which is very full and rounded. Sarah Hill and No. 30 are receiving their final test this year. No. 83 shows up finely when cut, but when seen growing on the bench it captivates the grower. It has
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