Telegram-herald., 1889-12-20
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william BeEternzAn sslxed e = fe
porue- frgx1 behind u4zk ef roses ~ a.
LEls AL hAss.
ms ross - orctAeg z as oDs,
sd ~. as - Lsid Gas rso oeausit1l
6osels " lhe 1seg FlLk vanety hers
5 TIE zran1father q these tao, ooalib-
ued he. a. Be paced upon - counter =
splendid rsd ross cu a sglnal.ng s-ocs.
49, here 3 tLa gr-AdaaogAsT-
Tas la1ter " ~ . su-.sl ~ lits rose Il
anattlscuvs agpearAncs. oul upoa .
r4xged sEalz Insu 4r ber1ermans
pointed out re cotisiIs, -nd sunts. ana
uncles Az cther relatives z rhe n0~ers
he had exhibited.
"Its iast Ike raising horses cr cattle
or hogs sald he The STOCK i coaun-
uaily improved oy careful breeding
Flo~er breeding has become a science.
snd. b. crossing tie best varieties every
year. asa 4Ei more beautiful Gewsrs are
beng Rro~n a nan no ceased g. oe
tors- Zen years 40. could n0g ~ into =
nrst class dover garden now and recog-
nlze many of tAe 69wers shat Va deal 10
most extensively There hzs been mix
tsre 4 blood 90 o. SPEAK unJ-i nearly
a. the o.i time flowers have lost theT
li-ntIty Nsar.y a. the howers sold
Ioa ara yorids, OF crosses between TIE
most desirable oi1 stocks.
Alr Berlermanu then explained the
process II aybri llzation. the mere opera
ton 4 which Is easy enough IL Is sim-
ply necessary % carry the pollen ~
means of q camel hair brush 0r other
wise fr1m one blossom and place 10 On
th- s-igmatic surface os the flower II Lhs
other. or seed bearer. A colony Of bees
IN a flower garden Will do the work Oet-
ter than it can De done with brush.
They constantly carry the pollen from
Gue a0Wer % another. bat OF course
there il no system about tie crosses
they bring about. When Equalization
Is attempted the torst must be certain
tlat the plants are receptive. As q rule.
. 0y close observation the hor.st may be-
come abls o tell when 70 apply the pol
lsu. Not a few plants develop stigm
and antAers az the same time, 4nd with
them it IS necessary 20 remove the an
thers before they burst, and al the same
time by means cf a fine cauze, or other
wise. 20 prevent the visits OF insects
which might convey pollen from another
dover, and thus elect Gn undesirable
cross.
This sometimes happens; a flower in
good form, but defective in color, is per
haps crossed wlth another. which is
faulty in shape. bur of novel and desira
ble shade. A weakly grown variety
may be used in an effective way in a
combination with stronger grown, lack
ing the particular qualities Of the for
meT. As with the grandfather" and
grandmother, Mr. Berternann pointed
out where breeding the dark red rose,
supported by a weak stalk. to the puny
white rose on a healthy stalk, a splendid
/ pink rose. supported by q well Developed
stalk, was produced. Sometimes the
florists ideal is kept so constantly in
sight that the pollen ot particular
strain becomes more or less futile
/ Growers Of cyclamen and gladiola ha-
bituallv call in the aid Of a microscope
70 determine the state OF the pollen in a
highly bred seeding II it Is found TO
be uneven-not plump, clear ard regular
i'm size and outline. the plant is dis
carded as a propagator and another
chosen which promises TO allow the de-
sired results in size, form ard color OF
flowers.
Hvbrids between two distinct genera
are by no means common. Mr.. Berter-
mann cited one example in philageria. a
cross between the beautiful and climb
ing Lapageria roses and the bushy Thi-
lesia buxofOiiO. which is intermediate
between its two parents, though no;
nearly so desirable as either. Species Of
the same genus frequently refuse alto
gether 70 cross with each other, and
some again will cross only one way.
Florists, however, have never been able
10 lag down any definite rule. and excep-
tons can only be learned by experience.
For the most perfect and symmetrical
flowers, it Is best To select single flowers
which are most perfect IN their petals for
seed bearers. Another interesting fact
Is that single or semi-double sorts. with
perfect carrolas. will produce double
flowers Of 4 regular, symmetrical forlna-
ti0n.
"Its fascinating business said Mr.
Berte-uann. and the only trouble il.
florists who make a business oi raising
flowers for tie market, a. we DO. have
nor the ri1le 20 devote 20 liberalization
That work is done most successfully by
gentlemen who make the business a con
slant study The best man NJ hvbridiza-