The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1890-10-25
THE COLOR OF ROSES.
Why 1t Is Impossible to Produce
Il Blue Variety.


"a blue roso?" repeated florist as
the words fol- in Inquiry from tho lips
Of Il San Franchise Cali reporter. "Nhy,
man, there mover win 10 ono; it's n nat
ursl imposaib!lliy.'
a money priso stands ready to drop
into the hands of tho florist who docs
produce one. 1t has been offered for
many years by the French Academy,
and A. yet no one has ever appeared to
claim the reward. think that all this
Is one proof that the blue rose viii not
be produced, although In these days Of
scientific research and chemical diseov-
cry all things arc To be- regarded ar pos
scssing a possibility of achievement.
'liow are the different varieties pro-
duccd?" asked the reporter.
Elm such Mariner as 10 still further
complicate the production of blue
rose" WAS the reply,
Natural and assisted selection have
produced ono hundred shades of rcd,
from tho lightcst pink To the darkest
crimson. There ar. tho Marcclinl Neil
and hundred or two more varieties Of
yellow. Black. even, has been evolved
from the darker crimson. suppos. tho
rose whose petals are rcd ON ono side
and almost black on the other Is Ia
niliar sight la you. The white rose.
which the Moslcms d.youily bcliCy.
spsang into being from the great dropsof
sweat which fell from the brow Of Ma
homet In his ascent into Heaven one"
as,onishcd an experimenting florist with
that mon.,rosi,y known ~ the green
rc~o. Its petals ar" Jagged, curic,l. ser
rated. or like . bunch of green rJs.
leaves. or like head Of lctiuce on .
very small scale.
"Whoncycr such variety appear.
either a, a freak Of nature o. a. q result
OF an experiment, IL must las !scI Upon
and helped Ia r..nSin la H. nos shara.
oihcr~is. II will hasten 10 ruVcrt 10 ~
original color"
''ls that III" reason why suckers mus,
always h. removed FROM - rssa-bgshg''
Asked his listener. eager Ia show a little
Horticultural knowledge,
"ETss;iy."
is that ihc reason, too. Why garden
crs trim ro,..hash ~ high fc,m th-
roots, making tho plant and lia iioNor,
look lik. big louquct7"
III Ia" replied the aAu os roo
knowledge. You see. Il j. los assisting
The organs of N" plant to pvrisgu, Ih-ir
natural functions that .1ur varieties
Arr maintained. white 90 ruiarl thee or
gan. In their icyclspm6 at will pF..luco
another result, and a. Interfere sith
them ~tll produce yet another. Take
the las; cas-. Tor Instance. when a gar.
drn-f wishes Ia A''-ri the color 90 the
slsr. OF even the fragrance II = guar. h-
takes the pollen frum tho hisasaEi of
din-r-n, variety aHi pl=rss u ulpa ii.H 4
ab>ari-n. sas'zrC Of thy J+-i- Til.
crossing uf pollen. - Il /. called, IL 80.
A,.5..-..ls TOT ta.s, 81 the varieties. al.
though tayvsins. s'rtrrlnr au, graft
Ing. both by bud at.i branch. have don.
much To further the production a' rstssa.
Hat ! van, yop 80 take npsi-- Ihs.
all thee ,asic'i-. have cone fEutn the
rcd. tho yellow anil tho phi,r rus~s.
E-d and yellow. ala. arr gh-sr cainrsy-
Primary colora,'' replied tL- lis.rn-r.
'Cui.- right" responded the florist.
with the air 1T a sch"alf,Esi-rg ''.ni 1.
you .iil take tho ,Fuaii" - ,hiaE tas.
men, y1a -iiI Lairrs;Ani Ih4, ..nr.
blue IL ai.o on- 81 the primary eoi.rs.
10 produce blue roso Ia utterly gu. 81
the question.
AN sr,is, ~ouii laugh q, yuur IL.
nn'anc- u yuu vvrv g. at iiti - tas, 7
his sai-s 81 Tc,i and yellow Tzirs aai r.
produce yuu hinr Stat. Primary rliuss
can no; H. resolved iais epgIraarn,
cplors. they ;hraasslyrs ats r1HaiiisSns,
o' pur- uhiir Fsy II listt. They
mus: "sis,; they can No; b. made.
Color ia only tar, 81 Cover. and.
While there arr plcaiy IT hlu- flowers.
they arr no; rpass. nor related 81 rvsss.
AMI their pollen uun's assifniia,U With
tha, 81 a rpsr; and. u thss ip..s ne; die
c.sso % the hilU rsssr vursiina. uhy. I'm
Willing Ia hear what she urRg rian has
80 say On ,hc subject. said she siarss..
aiih . tons II csuyie;iuu.
ibid you ever bleach any ros<.7-
Asked III" reporter.
-oh. that's an old ;EirkI-' laughed his
Informant. "oli. whether i,'s done a,
w- boys used To- do. hy holding q Fs.r in
the fum-suf burning match ~ placing
~ in the sulphurins inS. All u ds~s IL
10 turn the cyiFrs Of tho petals an ash,
white. Some years ago ihrru vas .
chcmis, In this city who rrrrs-rsi 8
chemical mixture which had the rrpp
cr;y o! preserving . rusr whose s,ra
vas p!a--'l In !; fr,sh for u,rs cirh,
days. AnI II the ruso was q white one.
She liquid bcin. absorbed thrpu-i, ia.
sap channels. sirraLrll the petals witt
lines Of rci or turned them delicate
pink. have often pui white mar
rurriic In rel iuk.s;aHi. and in a ,rr,
Tow minutes The white petals aru blush
ing fatally. its .rrtiy ii;;lc expert
rncni Thea. by planting a tdni- riau,
In ground imhrti,l'yj With charsp..i dark
results aru "-talnoi. aai iron rue, a,
The tcuts Uili give reddish iinr-.
These arr experiments full II Interest,
but. as Tor bluU rSsps. ne. sir