. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. THE NEWER FORCING ROSES. [A synopsis of a talk by E. G. Hill, of Rich- mond, Ind., before the Chicago Florists' Club, February 10, 1916.] The rose will always have first place in our calling, and it is well that we, as growers of roses, are catching on to the fact that novelty is one of the potent factors in roses as well as in ribbons, silks and the trimming for the ladies' hats. We have been supinely indifferent to this phase of our business, but a new era has dawned, and this means good and not ill, for our business. Eose. G>minittee in Charg
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. THE NEWER FORCING ROSES. [A synopsis of a talk by E. G. Hill, of Rich- mond, Ind., before the Chicago Florists' Club, February 10, 1916.] The rose will always have first place in our calling, and it is well that we, as growers of roses, are catching on to the fact that novelty is one of the potent factors in roses as well as in ribbons, silks and the trimming for the ladies' hats. We have been supinely indifferent to this phase of our business, but a new era has dawned, and this means good and not ill, for our business. Eose. G>minittee in Charge of ItltnoU State Florists' Association Meeting. growers are at work in more earnest effort than ever to meet this new fea- ture of our trade. The Season's Offerings. The Waban Eose Conservatories are sending out two sports from Mrs. Eus- sell, which most of you have had op- portunity to inspect and crticise. These two varieties, Mrs. Bayard Thayer and Dark Pink Eussell, should certainly commend themselves to all who do Eussell well. The last named, maintaining, as it does, its fine rich color, may be a dangerous rival of its parent. Mrs. Thayer certainly will be in demand, and I predict a goodly num- ber will be grown in the near future. If a fine corsage and bowl rose is desired I can commend Tipperary as filling the bill. This rose is free in its production of bloom, and is greatly esteemed at the two retail stores I am interested in, many preferring it to Mrs. Aaron Ward. Tip-Top is a charmingly colored little gem of a rose in the way of a polyan- tha. Nothing imaginable can be more beautiful than the color scheme of this little rose. A corsage bouquet made of this little beauty captivates the most fastidious. This variety has only one defect—it lacks stiffness of stem, but as all corsage roses are wired, this does not militate against its usefulness. A. N. Pierson is sending out Eed Eadiance; also a deeper colored sport from My Maryland. These should be valuable additio
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