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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-02-05
Rose Culture.
Editor Floral Department:

have come to me lately, and am moved
to offer you few lines for it's columns.
Some of your lady readers are deeply
Perhaps, as have Rose nursery, and
have carefully noticed the growth and
peculiarities of many varieties for several
years in North Florida, can offer some
useful hints to the interested.
On my grounds the best growers have
been So. Giterve, Lamarque, Madam
Demazin, Safrano, Leveson Cover, Arch
Duke Charles, Duchess de Brabant, Claire
Cavnot, Marechal Mel Angelo Pradel,
Madam Charles Wood, Madam Camille,
Madam Lombard, General JacqueminOt,
RosaIie, White Daily, Agripena, Isabella,
Sprnnt, James Sprunt and REQ Marshal
Neil or Climbing Waltham. Among my
medium growers are Devoniensis, Lux
emborg General Duhurg, Cornelia Cook,
Bride Marie Vanhoutt. Louis Richard,
Anna Oliver, Etoile de Lyon, Port Dor,
Catharine Mermet, Alien Sisley, Marie
Sisley, Beauty of Stapleford, Madam
Berthod, Princess Stephanie, Margotten,
MalmaisOn and Narcisse
OF dwarf growers there may be named {:
Marie Guilott, Pierre Guilott, La France,
Azelia Imbert, HermOsa, Antoine Verdier,
Apoline, Sunset, La Princess Vera, Ameri-
can Beauty, Madam Welch and Clement
NabOnand.
For all seasons and all weather above
frost point regard the Duchess De Bra
bant as chief When well treated it
blooms in showers, winter and summer,
resting a few weeks after each crop of
blooms. But let it be remembered that
every bloom must be broken off and
shoots bearing the last blooms cut back
if the plant is expected to give entire
satisfaction.
Marechal Mel is even more constant
as bloomer than the Duchess and it's
wealth of golden flowers will endure our
long summer.
| think the dwarf roses would do better
under partial shade in summer, and at
the same time supplied with plenty of
water. Large bottles carefully broken
so as to be suitable for tunnels and then
buried neck downward, near rose plants,
afford an excellent means of watering.
Another way is to form ridge around
the plant and pour the water inside of it.
Rose plants must be kept rich and the
ground softened around them once year
Or oftener, where large trees of anv sort
are near, ditch around the plants to
depth of two and half feet, filing it
up behind, to cut off the sapping roots.
Do this annually.
Whenever a dead, sickly or exhausted
branch appears on the Rose bush, cut it
away And in most cases three feet is as
high as plants should be allowed to grow.
1t is my preference to force all my
climbing Roses into bushes. 1t makes
them so much easier to manage and the
blooms are larger.
Be it remembered that all Roses must
be removed to prevent the formation of
seed pods. w. M. DAVIS.
Lake City, Fla.
A youthful couple. Henry Brown, aged
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The Centennial of the Dahlia.

nlversary OF every important event In
her wonderful history, her people would
be called to an almost daily celebration,
or, as we should say in this country,
cone continuous Fourth of July" But
instead of war-like events, they take to
centennials of an eminently peaceful kind.
So this year they have been celebrating
the centenarium, or, as they prefer to call
it, the centenary, of the introduction
of the Dahlia into England. 1t cert ainly
into cultivation. as historians tell us that
it was grown in Mexican gardens from
''time immemoria1," and that the ancient
gardeners knew it as CocoxOchiet. 1t
appears that the celebration of centena-
ries is to be continued, and the Chrysan-
themum is announced as coming next in
turn.
When the Dahlia ismentioned. it brings
to the minds of those who recOllect the
days of it's popularit when full double
ones only were tolerated. They we're a
great feature at the exhibitions of those
days, when they were shown in formal
rows, with their stems stuck in holes in
a board, so stiff and formal that they
could be readily made, by askillful hand,
out of paper, and SO like the real flowers
as to readily deceive the spectators.
Only one thing was difficult to initiate:
some of the shades and color had rich
ness and brilliancv that puzzled the
maker of artificial flowers too accurately
reproduce.
The Dahlia first blOomed in Europe in
the garden of Able Cavanilles, at Madrid,
in 1870. Cavanilles was a hOtanist of
distinction in his time, and first named
and described many nlants. which were
probably sent to him by his brother
priests. He first described the plant and
Swedish botanist, who was a pupil of
Linnaeus and friend and correspondent
of the Spanish botanist. This origin of
the name should lead to the correct pro-
nunciatiOn, Dahlya, and not, as we often
hear "Dalv-ah." The English gardeners
often call it "Daily." The original species,
grown at Madrid, were Dahlia frustranea,
and D. superfua, and by seedlings, as we'll
as hybrids, between these the double
varieties we're obtained.
The Dahia belongs to the Composite
family of plants, the Composite as the
bOtanists term them. In this family
double flowers are produced very differ
emily from what they arein other flowers
In it's uncultivated state the Dahlia is
single. There are two kinds of forets
the ray or fattened forets while
the center or disk consists of tubular
flowers, the two kinds being unlike in
color. In the production of a double
Rose or Camellia we find, if we examine
a flower of the single Or normal form,
that we have the calyx. Just within this
are five petals, within these petals, which
together form the corolla, and in the
center of all the stigmas, terminating
the styles, which are attached to
ovaries, hidden down in the green cups
lin the Rose) formed by the calyx. In
most gardens it is not difficult TO find a
partly double Rose; by picking one of
these flowers apart, we find some stamens
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tion from one part into another appears
to have occurred, but two or more petals,
ETC., have been found where was original
ly but one. In composite flowers the
change is of the tubular or disk flowers
into the ligulate or strap shaped or ray
flowers. 1t is seldom that native or
wild flower is seen to become double by
the methods we have mentioned or by
any other known to florists but in order
to produce this unnatural state of de-
velopment, we havet to over-feed, or other
wise stimulate it. In some cases, condi-
tons that have affected grand-parent,
as in animals, have manifested their re-
suits in the grand child ,rhe Dahlia first
lowered in Europe in the Royal Gardens
of Madrid, in 1889, where it was sent
from the Botanic Gardens of Mexico. 1t
was sent to England the same year by
the Warehouses of Butte, who sent seeds.
A single plant was raised from those
seeds. which soon persisted. From 1903
to 1914 the plant was introduced by
several persons into both England and
France. The original plants at Madrid
do not appear to have produced many
varieties, though they were from plants
already cultivated in Mexico. Humboldt
found in 1904 the native plant growing
in sandy mountain meadows, at 5000
feet above the level of the sea. He sent
fresh seed. gathered from these plants, to
the gardens Of Berlin ard Paris, and nu-
merOus varieties were subsequently de-
rived from the stock. The hest double
flower was produced in Berlin in 1909.
The most beautiful of all Dahlias is d.
imperialis which was introduced into
England in 1867 and 1868, and about
the same time came to this country. 1t
was found here as we'll as in EurOpe, that,
we're it treated like the old kinds, the
season was not long enough to bloom it,
in the open air. The plant has very
beautiful and finely cut foliage. It's
large, single, white flowers are pendulOus.
and so remind one somewhat of an enOr-
nous water-lilv of peerless white. In
England they get seed in abundance by
growing in sheltered place in the open
air until there is danger of FROST. The
most advanced flower stems are cut and
placed in bottles of water, and exposed
in a sunny greenhouse until the seeds are
perfected and ripened. A new species,
Dahlia graclis, was discovered by M.
Roezel, IN 1878. 1t has since then been
in the hands of that prince ofhybridizers,
M. Lemoine. of Nancy, France. The
plant naturally has'foliage very finely cut,
like that of Cosmos bi-pinnatus. Some
wonderful results are said to be in
store forDahlia lovers.
1t is gratifying to notice the change in
popular taste regarding the Dahlia. 1t
was the writer's fortune to be in London
the summer that the single Dahlia was
shown in any quantity, and they were to
be seen at nurseries, as we'll as at the show,
and we were glad to see the popularity
with which they were greeted. Perfume
or bouquet Dahlias are moth any means,
novelties. They are useful in flower deco
ration. Cactus Dahlia is the name of a
new class. They are very double, but the
fatness of the fiorets give the blooms
something of the appearance OF cactus
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A youthful couple. Henry Brown, aged
l6, and Miss Brown, aged Is, were
married at Blue Springs recently.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-02-05
FLORAL DEPARTMENT.
EDITED BY WALTER N. PIKE
JESSAMINE,

JESsAMINE, PAsCO CO., FLA
To whom all correspondencerelating to this de.
partment should be addressed
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-23
NO LIKELIHOOD OF TROUBLE.
The Indian Scare in North Dakota
Subsiding.

Special to the GLOBE.
BISMARCK, S. D., Nov. 22.-The In
dian scare in this section is subsiding.
Specials 10 the Bismarck Tribune
from Standing Rock agency are to this
effect: To day was ration day at the
agency, and all but about fifteen or
twenty of the male Indians accredited
to the reservation were present to re-
ceive their share of Uncle Sans good
things The Squaws to about that num-
Der came alone, but were refused ra-
tiOns unless accompanied by the other
half of the household. The kilograms
say that the Indians are all quiet, and
accept ratiOnS as usual. Agent Me-
Laughlin received letter from Sitting
Bull. in which he SAYS that one of
his children is sick, which pre-
vented him from being present to
receive his portion of rations. He goes
on and states TO the agent that he is his
best friend AMI that he has lost faith in
the new Messiah. Inquiry among those
who assembled for their rations reveals
the tact that Sitting Bull has only about
nine or ten followers. His loss of
power is attributed to the failure of the
Messiah to appear when promised. A
squad of soldiers will be sent into
Campbell county to investigate the
rumors of destruction at the hands of
Indians, supposed to be from Standing
Rock agency. A dispatch from Gov.
Mellette, of South Dakota, to officials
in Bismarck says there is no founda-
ton for the rumors that Indians are
crossing the river into Campbell county,
and that upon investigation all rumors
Of outbreaks in South Dakota are found
to he groundless. The greatest danger
now is believed to be at Pine Ridge and
Dther southern AGENCIES
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-23
UNDER GOOD CONTROL.
Indians at Crow Creek and Lower
Brule DOciIe as Lambs.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.-Acting Com
missioner Belt,of the Indian bureau, re-
eeived the following telegram from In
dian Agent A. P. Dixon, at Chamber
lain, S. d., this afternoon: Indians
at Crow Creek and Lower BruIe are un-
der good control. Rave had three
leaders from other reservations under
arrest at Crow Creek and have dis
charged them under promise of good
behavior. Indian police are sufficient
protection under present indications.
issue no passes nor accept any, and
there are no Indians away from
this reservation SO far as my po-
lice can ascertain, and l am US
ing extra efforts to keep posted"
Mr.. Belt to-day addressed the follow
ing circular letter to all Indian agents.
except those in the parts of the country
where the IndiBn craze is at its height
and who were given special instruc-
tions: "Your attention is invited to
the prevailing threatening excitement
among the Sioux of North and South
Dakota and some other Indian tribes
connected with press reports or other
wise. 1t is very important in view of
the tendency of such excitement to
spread and obtain general hold upon
the Indians, that this Office be kept ad-
Yised as to the conditioa of affairs at
bach agency, with view to the adop-
lion of all proper precautionary meas
lres to prevent an outbreak of the In
Ians and to enforce obedience by them
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-23
INSPECTING THE BIG RIVER.
The Mississippi River Commission
Reaches Memphis.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Nov. 22.-The gov
ernment steamer Mississippi arrived
this morning from st. Louis, having on
board Gen. Comstock.the president, and
other members of the Mississippi river
commission, who al Oh an inspection
tour. At noon delegation of citizens.
appointed by the cotton and merchants
exchanges. called OH the members of
the commission. Congressman-elect
Josiah Patterson addressed the hoard,
setting forth the danger which threat
ened the Memphis harbOr from
the formation of shoals and
sand bars and the urgent nec-
essity of prompt action for its protec-
ton. Secretary Robert Gates, of the
Commercial Association, participated in
the discussion, and many suggestions
were made as to the best methods to be
adopted. The Importance of Memphis
as great commercial center was intel
Hgently portrayed by Col. Gates. who
cited the fact that there were 1000 saw
mills within the Memphis district and
so per cent of the lumber was handled
through this city. and anticipated re-
ceipts of cotton the association was
100000 bales. General Comstock specu-
lated upon the plan of pursuing the re-
vetment system or the matraSS system,
but nothing definite was decided upon.
The commission, however, left with the
promise to further investigate the SUBJ
ject, and to do what they could for the
protection of the harbOr
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-23
BROOKE NON-COMNHTTAL.
He Says, However. That the Crisis
Is Near at Hand.

Is NEAR aG I1dIius
PINE RIDGE AGENCY, S. D.. Nov. %.
Census Enumerator Lee arrived here
this morning from trip through the
more distant portion of the reservation.
He says that not doubt exists but the
dances will precipitate fight within a
very few days. The settlers on the
border of the reservation, he says, are
flying out, and are fairly WILD with ter
rer. Gen. Brooke was receiving scouts
and giving orders nearly the entire
night. He is very non-cOmmittal, sbut
1t is plain that he is thoroughly worked
up and much troubled over the crisis
which he says is only few days ahead.
Lone Bull, one of the ghost dancers,
has just shown himself at the camp,
and Is anxious to talk with Gen. Brooke.
He is the first OF the fanatics who has
had the boldness to enter the agency.
The general said he would hear what
Bull had to say later in the day. Great
numbers of friendly Indians are con-
stantly arriving at the agency. Indian
Agent Roger received the following
sensational communication from Little
Wound, the high priest of the ghost
dancers, this morning:
understand the soldiers are coming on the
reservation-what are they coming for? We
have done nothing. Our dance is a religious
udlte. 50 we are gong 10 dance unlll the
spring. If we find then that Christ does not
appear we will stop, but not in the mean-
time, troops or no troops. We shall start
dance OH this creek (Medicine
Root creek, fifty miles north of Pine
Ridge agency camp in the morning. have
also understood that was not II recog-
nized as chief no longer. All tha. have
to say is that you nor the white people made
me chief, and you cannot throw me away as
you please; but let me tell you. Dr. Roger,
that by them l will be recognized as long
as 1 live. 1 have also been told that
you intended to stop our rations and
annuities. Well, for my pat, 1 don't care.
anything; but. DR.. Royer. if such is the case,
please send me word so that me. and my peo-
pie will be saved the trouble of going TO the
agency. We do not intend to stop dancing
LITTLE WOUND.
When asked what reply he intended
making, DR.. Roger said he had not de-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-23
WAS SHE MURDERED?
Mysterious Disappearance Of
a Wealthy Denver Widow
in Chicago.
Last Seen With a Man Intro
dueed as Hollingsworth,
Of st. Paul.
Anarchist Neebe'S Counsel
Makes Another Plea for
His Client.
Wolverine Farmers Taken
In by Swindlers Converting
Orders Into Notes.

CHICAGO, Nov. %. - Mrs. Nellie
Iwombley, of Denver, who has been in
Chicago for the past three weeks with
friends. has mysteriously disappeared.
Al rs. Twombley is widow about twen
ty-eight years old, and is said to be
wealthy. Wednesday afternoon gen.
tieman called OH her and was intro
duced 10 the family with whom Mrs.
Twombley was stopping as Mr.. Hol-
lingsworth, of St. Paul. He invited her
to the opera. Thursday morning he again
called for her and they left the house
together. Nothing has been seen or
heard of Mrs. TwOmbley since her de-
parture. Mrs. TwOm bley. although
possessing an extensive wardrobe, left
with no other wraps than small cape,
and apparently did not intend to be
away any length of time. She left at
the hou Sc two large trunks containing
her dresses. Her friends fear she has
been foully dealt with to obtain the
jewelry which she wore and her money,
OF which she carried considerable
about her.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-23

notifications. Herr Reichensperger,
Centerist, admitted the necessity for re-
forms in taxation OH the line suggested
by Herr Miguel, and proposed p refer
ence 10 a committee. Herr Rickert de-
clared that the reforms were urgent,
but the bills did not suffice to meet the
approval of the Freisinnige party. Herr
Ricter adversely criticized the bills.
Herr MIGUEL to-day replied to the conf
ments on the bills in an animated
speech. He contendass that the govern
ment strove to burden and
Unburden All Persons
equally. The present time, he said, was
most oppOrtune for increasing the taxa
ton on movable capital. The bills had
no party object. but were aimed at such
readJustment as would strengthen the
resources of the country without bur-
dening any class. If he did not have
the cooperation of thinking people, he
said. he would not continue to hold his
post of minister of finance. His re-
marks were greeted with applause. A
conference of Berlin socialists, at which
many women were present, approved
the admission of female members in
the socialist associations. The confer
ence instructed the strike committee to
take measures to support the strikes at
Erturt and other places. The details
received regarding the railway murder
at kutno show that when the train lett
the LOmicz station, all the pas
sengers. save the murderers and
their victims. had quilted the
compartment. The murderers threw q
quantity of Persian insect powder i'll
the eyes of the victims and dispatched
one with dOuble-edged hunting knife,
while the other was killed with blows
with a life preserver." The bodies
were thrown out of the carriage, and
the murderers sprang off the train as it
was slowing up near crossing before
reaching Pniewo station. Director
Hausemann, of the Dlskont0 Gessell-
schaft, will 90 to London to attend the
Argentine financial conference. The
North German Gazette says that the
German and French governments have
come to an agreement regarding Africa.
In return for German recognition of
the French prOtectorate over Madagas-
car, France acknowledges the German
rights in the coast ceded by the sultan
of ZauZibar. Chancellor Won Caprivi
will visit the king Of SaXOny in DreS-
den. 1t is settled that Senior Najuba
will become the accredited minister of
Brazil at Berlin.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-23
LIKELY TO BE A STRIKE.
Butte Miners Want the Eight.
Hour Day and Present Wages.
Special to the Globe.

Butte Miners Want the Eight
Hour Day and Present Wages.
Special to the Globe.
BUTTE, Mont, Nov. 22.-All mining
superintendents in this camp were
thrown into a fiutter to-day by receipt of
this circular:
We. the members of the Butte Miners
union. beg to submit to you a request on be-
half of that organization TO the following
effect: First-That hereafter working day
for underground miners shall consist of
eight hours. Second-That the prevailing
rate of wages $3.50 per day, shall be main,
tanned. Our reasons for submitting this
proposition are: (a) The work we are now
doing is dangerous to life and limb, and ten
hours exposure to noXiouS gases ope-
rates to impair our physical health
miners of this district if subjected to the in
halation of poisonous powder fumes for
shorter period than at present will be able to
perform prOportionately more work. and
that the interests of the companies will not
suffer by q reduction of the hours of labor
Believing you to be in sympathy with the
cause of labor and TO have practical knowl-
edge of our needs, we respectfully bespeak
your kindly consideration and cooperation
In this matter.
THE BUTTE MINERS UNION.
The mining superintendents, who
were seen to-day, said the companies,a
the present low price for silver, could
not stand the increase in expense that
it would more than eat up the profits.
1t is likely that strike will occur. The
Butte Miners union is the strongest
single labor organization in the world,
having membership Of 5000, and S22,-
600 in the treasury.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-23
FIVE HUNDRED RED SCOUTS.
Gen. Ruger Authorized to Appoint
That Many Extra.


WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.-The war de-
partment has authorized the number of
Indian scouts in the Department of the
Dakota to be increased to 500 men.
They will be selected from among the
Indian police and other disciplined In
dians in the department. The law linz
its the number of Indian scouts to 1,OOO,
and the result of this order will
be to place most of them at
the seat of threatened trouble.
Maj. Gen. Schofied this afternoon,
aid that every hour that passed with
out an outbreak frightened The pros
pect of a peaceful settlement of the
pending disturbance. While no very
definite idea could yet be formed of the
extent of the diSatfection among the In
dians, he had reason to believe that the
majority would be found on the side of
peace and good order. Secretary Proc
tor and Secretary Noble were in consul
tation respecting the situation this aft
ernoon with the president, who has
manifested much interest in the
subject, and it was decided
that two regiments of cavalry
should be sent at once to Pine Ridge
from Arizona and New Mexico. Dis
patches were received at the war de-
partment this morning from Gen.
Miles, to the effect that the separation
of the friendly and the turbulent In
dians is proceeding rapidly at Pine
Ridge. Gen. Brooke, who is watching
matters closely there, anticipates no I'M
mediate trouble, and thinks that this
separation will make easier the task of
restraining the turbulent Indians from
overt acts. Telegrams have also been
received confirmatory of the reports
that the Messiah craze is rapidly en-
tending in the North and across the
Canadian line. under the operation of
Sitting Bulbs emissaries.
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to all regulations of this department..
You are therefore instructed to keep
this Office tullysposted by letter-or by
telegraph if the emergencies should re-
Quire it-of the condition and temper of
the Indians under your charge, show
ing whether any excitement or spirit of
diSObedience to orders or the regula-
tionS of this department which may eX-
ist among them is growing; whether an
outbreak is threatened thereby, and
what measures should in your opinion
be adopted to preserve peace or enforce
obedience to the orders of this bureau
by the Indians. [ do not desire any SEN
satiOnal reports on the subject, but wish
to be kept advised as to actual facts
npon which TO base action to prevent
touble from the Indians.''