. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. Tgo6. The American Florist. 607 quite passable under artificial light. We did not know quite as much about rose growing in those days as is known to- day or the results might have been bet- ter. However, I believe we have the most useful red rose to date in Rich- mond, and E. G. Hill is to be con- gratulated in consequence. I saw Richmond growing a short time ago at a local rose growing establish- ment under nearly as possible the same conditions as Liberty, with the latter having a decided advantage at the start;
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. Tgo6. The American Florist. 607 quite passable under artificial light. We did not know quite as much about rose growing in those days as is known to- day or the results might have been bet- ter. However, I believe we have the most useful red rose to date in Rich- mond, and E. G. Hill is to be con- gratulated in consequence. I saw Richmond growing a short time ago at a local rose growing establish- ment under nearly as possible the same conditions as Liberty, with the latter having a decided advantage at the start; the plants when benched being in every way superior, larger and more thrifty, but the day I saw them Richmond was far ahead of Liberty both in growing and blooming. At same time and place I saw a few plants of Etoile de France, which is also a strong grower, but the flowers seem to be lumpy and affected apparently with what is generally known as "bull ; It may be a good outdoor rose. It has that repu- tation, but it cannot begin to compare in any way at all with either Richmond or Liberty in winter. One of our suc- cessful local rose growers asserts that anybody can grow Richmond, but it takes an expert rose grower to grow Liberty. That is the very best recom- mendation Richmond could have. It will be only the most timid florist who will hesitate to give it a thorough trial now, with all the endorsements it has received. The commission men also speak high- ly of Richmond, because it grades more satisfactorily than Liberty. That is to say, there are more grades than the two extremes, namely, "shorts" and Liberty. Some growers look upon the future of Richmond through a glass darkly and say that because it is so easy to grow gluts may be looked for. That may be so but not in the immediate fut- ure. A prominent retailer says that more red roses could be sold than are available in the present state of the market. Ameri- can Beauty is now used because
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