The Meeker herald., 1891-07-04
THE COLOR OF ROSES.
Why l. /, I;apossihlo to Produce
e. E!uo Variety.
: r.s'g nth a Z Hri,t l''ha s.@un'i" Know
80 -.HE ~. Is.s!r"ss-wiiy - i'r.Io
sHs| i.H.f Ago N.lI grUbs-
~ Sever D.. ialtiisd.


"t Blue rpscr' repeated a roris, as
',riI Ir inquiry from tho liud
.|a Isagl 20 t4ll reporter. why,
..r. rr'rr U,yrr VIII be- ono; it's e nat-
Htl. .lHu tlHll..r,"
a Hury pF' stands ready To drop
.ut. tur h.gd, Of tho florist who does
rrafH.c one, IL has boon offered for
maHy years by tho French Academy,
Erl .l sOt No one has ever appeared To
r'sH tao reward, | think that all this
lt aHn nfppt that tho blue rose will not
lr pro- need, although IN these days of
.e.Hrf- e research and chemical dlsrov-
rTT ali things Aro 90 DO regarded as po,-
a.-..Hr 20, ability Of achievement
"lI arc thg different varieties pro-
lug asked the reporter,
"il rh a manner q, to htlll further
-1uU. to the production OF blue
roas ~ the reply.
Natural aud aSaistnd selection have
rfuIH-ad one hundred shades OF rcd,
frau tho lishtcst pink "a tho darkest
crimson. Ihrrr sro tho MaTcchal Neil
-ui . Bundr,I or two more yaFioIirs Of
Fv.Iaa black even, has been evolved
f-Ir. taa darker crimson. l suppos" tho
T1sr s taso petals Ern red on one side
-HI -I-.lat hlaols GA the other u q IA
uiiI4F sight - you, Tho white rose,
-..al The Nuslrms drN0utly believe
HH.arg into loipg from iho great dropsof
sweat which frll from the brow Of Ma
IaH lu hit asruut into Heaven once
aG.u.sIoi a1 cSr. FlsaenilHg florist with
taat lnstsIally known 81 tho grDCn
f.Hr, 10 roials are laTrcl, rurlcd, ser
rated. or like bunch u green ruso
r4rH.. or like a head Of lettuce GA
Fllr HR'l rtalr.
-WhHuuyrF rurh variety appear,
ri-.DT IN igu.. 10 nature ar a. = result
lfla experiment., Nc inset De- seized upon
aEl aH.pEI 10 r t4-in la ii5 HuN Ahap".
UllHTH. no u viii hasten 10 ruyoft 10 ~,
original color"
''is at tho ruason why suckers must
slsasH Is ruruN'd 'ruu ruso.bgsh?"
a.Erl 10 listener. eager To show a little
EHHsH .eur.l knowledge,
"i sily."
"' hat tho rtaron, too. why garden.
ffl tH..u ! roso.bu.li up high from tho
.aH.s making tho plant AMI IL, roWcFs
look .I!g- e big bouIuot7'
H'Is -" replied the man Of rose
90 NV NhA I've ~ - ~ AHAhNAk
tH1 g-l.,Bs Of the plant t. perform 'ho!r
uafgral Junction. that anm" Varioslca
sH. u.alniaino,i. WhiIr "a Fv,a-I these or.
eau1 20 Ihrir dcyglSpuru, will produce
another result, and - iuior'crC with
lbom 81 ~ produce yet another. Take
lan last cssr. for Instance; Nh"n fAr'
IruuF wishes 10 affect the color or ihc
s.sr, ~ oven the fragrance Of atos", he
t4EUl the pollen from the blossom Of
~ 'r-rnt variety ani places II upon tho
ataushrut surface % the plsiil. This
crossing q pollen, "a u H. called. h 20
.plaalbln Tor uiost Of tho yati.;irs. al.
lalash laycrias. srekcrlaE and graft.
sag. both 10y bod and branch. have done
much - further the production % roses.
nat ! want you 70 take notice shat
all Oh ~ varieties aaro core from tho
IA, tho yellow ani the white roses.
El sni yellow. vhai arr these rpiars7-
srsltaA-y color replied tho listener.
''gsiir right" responded she fDEisi,
rll tho air % . a-heolmAs;-r; and II
500 Ill! ;akc the trouble 20 ;hinE mo-
rrat wa vill understand that since
h.ar il also one % ihu primary coiuFs.
t1 asldgcp blue r1so 4, u;tgrly ogt OF
t Question,
IN zrtis; wogil laugh a. yugr Is,
E#a.ur- Il ygI wcrv 80 ask him - take
t.H .l.bc, 81 ~ sni yellow PAINT al! &c
s-gi-cc Jou . b!ag ilBt- Prinary color,
sam u1s b. resolved Into component
r1iprs; ;hcy thoa.clycs ar constituents
- rurr Wbitr fay Of li-ht Taoy
Url; exist: they caa not BE- made.
color j. oHly part u 6 Cover. and.
va.ic there are plenty Of llsC flowers.
.4.T arr not rr1a.. nor rotated g. E1scs,
HHt ihrlr pgllgn wUn't arsimilaig with
fHas Of sIoss: anil. u tha: does not dis
aH"u u "a" tlgc r,rr question, why. I'm
willing {, hear what Rho next man ha.
'a ~ or the agai.r-." sAii the florist
U.sh t"Hr ~ rYnsiriipu.
"pI ynu ever bleach any Tps.sg'
sIsrd the reporter.
Nh. that's an old iricLt" laughed hi,
Informant. "Ull. whether it'l done a,
boys a - 90. hy holding rGsr In
.HH fuursHf h4fuirH match or placing
Of IN the .uigaIuiH- bDN. All It doca i
'1 turn the r j..". 20 the petals M ashy
bite. SHmU yu-ri ago there was >
mist iH this city who prepared 9
a uical mixture which hal the prop
.Hfy ut trulrIyinE Q rpsc whose gtcu
HHs placed In 30 fresh for ovcr eight
Joys. and 10 tao rose was white one,
sas liquid being Afforded through ih,
- channels. utrrakcd the petals With
los Of rrl or turned thcm . dCiicai,
ink. have often put white mar
srritc In rcd in'g-stanl. and In vcrJ
low minutes thc white petals arc blush
Jg family. lta d pretty lit;lc expert
lvBG Then. Ly planting pink plant
n ground itllglG,l with charcoal dark
sFsults arc % .aiuol, and iron rust at
mo ROOTS viii give reddish tin-c.
These arc governments full Of interest
bat. as for blue roses, ito, air"