Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-01-07
BliEzarsis and Flowers,

low zero and the ground covered wit
Ice and snow, the minds OF those VIII
love flowers instinrtivtly turn to til
rose plants out of dcors, ither protecte
or unprote cte'', and the wonder is, vii
they live throughout this terribly col,
ordeal through which they are passing
We are also concerned about othe
flower plants less hardy and shade O
sadness passes over us as we Zee GU
hvorite geraniums, fuchsias, coleas
broualas and allyssums succumb to ii
frost, wither and die Notwithstanding
the precaution that has been taken t.
bring them into the house and arrange
them in the most sunshiuy window
that we have. But generally we are
most concerned about our roses, the
queen OF all flowers. We are told In
the good book that even Solo Lon in all
dis glory was not arrayed like one OF
the lilies Of the field, but at that time
we are inclined to think that roses were
not so well known as they now are, and
did not possess the b. auty they now do.
or the comparison would have been
with the roses of the valley instead of
the lilies Of the field. 1t Is true that
allnsioD has been made to the rose of
Sharon in the sacred writings, but We
are told that it was but a wild flower
that spontaneously grew amongst the
rocks and hedges, very much like the
wild roses We have, that would be more
admired if not brought into co mparison
with our grand cultivated roses that
attract and excite the mind when
ever and wherever they are seen
After all that has been said about the
hardness of the rose, it is a difficult
flower to have in bloom in the winter
unless raised in dollhouse where the
temperature is kept at an even degree
1t Is hardy but it is sensitive to sud |
Den changes and through such fearful
Diizzard as we are now passing, it is
just possibility to preserve an even
temperature in the medium run Of
houses. One of the great hindrances to
winter flower blooming in our dwelling
houses is the liability to uneven tenn
peratures, and as everybody in the
cities now burn coal, the escaping gas
from coal stoves is also found to
be injurious to flower plants. I'LL
wood were used for fuel and an even :
temperature preserved day and Eight, |,
roses and other flowers could as cas-.
ly he grown in our parlors as in hot {
houses But hot houses we cannot have.
and who would thirk OF keeping a
house evenly heated hy wood fires in I
these times. As we cannot have things ,
as we would, We ust do the best we s
can, and We are pleased if only we can c
pres rye cur cherish he'd out door roses q
to rec them smile and bloom for us in I
rlch profusiou from May to December. a
1his is tmpha,ically an age of roses S
Il, might indeed be allied a floral age I
when chrysanthemu ms sell at sixteen n
dollars TOR single stalk in bloom. But t
In all the range of flowers, there is no i
newer III which more improvement c
has heen made than in the rose. ii
w hat is there in the floral realm that n
Can surpass the beauty and fragrance \
OF the grand harecha. Neil, rose that f,
Chooses to grace mid-Win inter with its n
charms while other roses incline TO n
wait for the opening Of Spring before IL
they unlock their hidden treasure of q
beauty. The Perles Des Jardins comes n
the nearest to it in fragrance and n
oea 'ty and is, too, prolific winter lie
bloomer, but it cannot shine with the N
Old Marecbal. Even the Marie Guillot, p
lar, e and pure III its spotless white &C
only claims a leading place in the til
summer when the Ma, echal s resting W
Tor another winter effort. But while
we are chatting about roses our talk ca
would be incomplete did we not refer d,
TO the latest discovery III rosedom. 1t az
IS called ''The William Francis Bennett is
tose, in shape long, like the Niphetos, til
n color crimson like the Jacqueminot, TT
tut unlike the Jack, it il d perpetua q
'lcomer. "The Farm and Garden" of tn
says of it, that it was TN
aised by Henry Benne'r, the grea' Jol
ose grower Of Waltham, England. It pr
the fashionable rose this winter in ny
'ew York and Philadelphia. Mr. an
'harles 7. Evans, Of the Rowlandville ne
urseries al frankfort, Philadelphia, 10
as purchased OF Mr.. Bennett half the "
ttck of this rose under mutual agree
nert that neither Mr.. Bennett nor Mr.. ="
vans are to part with any but tho g.
ut blooms fer the space of four years. -.
ouquets of these roses have already o.
zen shown in the show windows of f.,r
'me Chestnut street houses as an ad. tie.
Of the five. thousand dollar on,
'se, that being the price Mr.. Evans z
hid for half interes in it, Florists Co,
want this rose ard would era
We something very handsome for a are
,tting of it, but it is said that the De
vners in order to prevent the smallest Sus
ltting from falling into the hands of lati
val florists that had life in it, have nul
'ery eye on the flower stalk Sc Mt out in Cou
'uqnets cut out or blasted by electri- inte
ty. her.
So, then, for four years at least we Der
'ed not expect to get a plant of this MAJ
70 thousand dollar rose. II is not the
,..lt l.. =. IL,