Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-06-22
ROSES
Fashionable IiMts and OdOrs.

The rose is the sweetest flower that
grows sang the poet, and all agree with
him. There are people who object to tube
roses, heliotropes, hyacinths and other strong
ly perfumed flowers, but who ever knew OF a
person objecting to rose? The rose is a
flower of fashion. All during the Winter
months luckess young men who attend ger
mans must send their partners a dcwy
bunch of these queens, or else never be in
vited again. The price for a single rose
about Christmas time is seldom under 50
cents, and often over 81, so that when q girl
carries from four TO eight. huge punches of
roses, one can calculate the small fortune that
has been spent to secure them. Most of the
hot house roses come from Long Island and
New Jersey, where large families devote their
whole care and time to raising them. One
often hears the names Jacqucminot, Mare
chal Mel, Bon Silene, and SO on, without
knowing what manner of rose they refer
to. The Jacqueminot rose, named after
the famous French General Jacqueminot, is
the most popular and one of the lovcliest
roses grown. 1t is deep crimson with vel
vety petals, and faint delicious odor. The
size is medium. The rose that is oftenest
worn with it is the Marechal Mel, also man,
ed after French soldier. 1t is large firm
rose, of a delicate creamy yellow, exactly the
color of rich cream, and the stem grows long
and thick. The Bon Siene rose is a great
favoric among young ladies just coming out
into society, and also among bridesmaids. 1t
IS large, medium. sized pink rose with
white tinge on the tip of its delicate petals,
aud is OF exquisite beauty when half blown.
The CANCEL Gabricp rose, just grown two
nf the nnrTpct
in form, aud its beautiful salmon pink
petals look like wax. Its perfun Q
is very delicate and sweet. A love-
ly rose for evening wear is the "Mabel Nor
iison." 1t blows open at the first warm air,
but does not drop apart. The color is II
peary white, with the falntest of faint pink
color on the petal. 1t is quite large. Then
there is the Douglas rose, similar to the
Jacqueminot, but smaller, and entirely with
out perfume. The brides favorile rose is
the Cornelia Cook. 1t is pure white, as pure
as snow fIom heaven, and is perfect, each
petal closing about the other as though to
shield it. These are generally mingled with
lilies of the valley. The Blush rose every
body is familiar with, and the beautiful vel
lowy pink tea rose, with its odd perfume.
The BARONESS de Rotbschiid rose is one
of the most imposing, and is exceedingly
effective for decorative purposes 1t is very
large, as large asa large cabbage head, and
grows tall on Its stem. 1t is of delicate
pink color and opens wide. There are some
few trees in this country on which grow
black roses as black as ink, but perfect in
form and perfume. The most perfect rose
is the green rose. There are known to be
only two bushes in this country, although
there may be more. These two bushes are
owned by gentleman living in New Jersey.
T1,n aIlgp ~ tlnr Ia nd In
outer petals and stem are OF little deeper
tint. Some one has talked of a blue rose,
but as the Journaler has never seen one he
will venture to doubt.