Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-07

! 10 10 ss.' plant which Is known
FORM OF coral ailment ia fnnch i.s. any I'M
s snan = hardy, healthy plant which REQUIRES
! good results 'e'n VI eNins
,re svny o. me new roses which como TO ia
on Ann sysu 'and very few new flowers are
known as "spo.ts'' from othar aowera
hp an accidental shoot from one ROAD
sssu producing rose OF an entirsly dlnor-
~, NaIlety Such shoot. II properly oul-
csiian, aEu propagated. often gives very OK
sssnenl results There are fniuiens of the
american Belle rose bushes In ana oonntrv
so.uAy, where two years ago the flower aid
~. exist u was a sport from the IA
, ,i.uus American Beauty Some OF the best
nno"n ana most popular OF the modern
saes are the Christine do Noue, q pure
| n..,, IVse, which originated with Pierre
Sulllot In 1891; the Nine. Pierre GuilIot
yea rose with base OF yellow and petals OF
u prlluani plnk, the Perle dos JArdin. a
Seautliul yellow rose; the Papa Gonter, a
weep plhk pud, without fragrance; the Me-
teor, rose Of sunset red. and the souye.
mir dc Wootton, a brilliant and fragrant rod
ROSE, Which was named after the country
Philadelphia N'"'
IL may be said that every rose which goes
~ " uhIh', "a the winter season has been
personally conducted.' All dhy tho runer,
intendents Of he lighthouses 20 from one
mouse TO the other studying the condition Of
the atmosphere. There must be a certain
temperature for this flower, another for
tnAti very moist atmosphere for one plant
y u, moderately dry atmosphere Tor another.
Ihese conditions being satisfactory eneh
plant must be inspected every day 10 SEQ
that 1t Is IN good condition. Disease In ono
pant VIII spread quickly to another and
soon will affect whole houseful. Finally
me nuls hre examined each In It's turn,
70 see whether they are fit for cutting and
shipping. The cutting of roses is dome
every morning and every afternoon. Two
men go through each greenhouse. carrying
a box between them. With a sharp knife
one OF them cuts the stems and the other
man drops each flower into the hux. tightly
out cArelessly. Judgment must be oXor-
clsed In the cutting. not only in selectlnc
buds which are 1t for travel. but In max.
ing the stems sufficiently long for CONNER
cial purposes wlthout sacrificing too much
OF the plant. Wherever leaf shoots forth
from ro-e-stem there is q dormant bud
Ihs more leaves taken with the rose The
less the future bearing capacity OF the
plant. and the less valuable 1t Is FOR max
Ing cuttings, When you consider that from
800 well developed plants 5000 cuttings
may be obtained and that with proper care
each OF these cuttings will devotion into a
healthy. rose bearing plant from three 10
SIX feet h gh IN eight months, tho value
OF rose stems TO the rose grover may be
appreciated
The shipping OF roses Is a business which
mas attained enormous proportions OF recent
years quarter OF a century ago each
community produced It's own flowers. But
now the business Of propagating and cult
waiting roses has become 80 exact ana so
economical that IL is cheaper for the small
florist TO buy One roses and pay freight on
them than to try TO produce them under his
own glass. The best roses which are so'l
In 81. Louis. Chicago. Cincinnati. Pittsburg
and Other cities ui the Middle States
are the product Of the great greenhouses
" the East. Roses stand a journey Of three
days very well IN warm weather or in cold.
They are packed for shipment In long, mar
row wooden boxes. The number to be
shipped Is divided into two punches Of equal
size, arranged at the two ends on tho box
In even layers, The stems are gathered to-
gathor In tho middle Of the box. Above the
stems are naned Two wooden cross-piec9s.
They hold the flowers In place without IN
iuring them. Between these pieces " wood
Is placou lump OF ice. The Ice. as IL
mells, furnishes cool, fresh water to the
rose stems and keeps the flowers fresh
Packed with ice, roses may be shipped long
distances im midsummer. In The winter
season, when there Is danger that tAe flowers
will be frost-btten m transit the buds are
packed In cotton wool and surrounded with
oiled paper TO prevent the evaporation u
inc water win WHICH lNee nave UfGu
sprinkled. Thn style Of packing is an al
most certain insurance against frost. Some
roses are considered good shippers, others
are poor travellers, and can BE- sent but d
short distance. The best shipping rose Is
the Bride. Then comes the Mermet the
American Beauty, The Papa G0ntier. the
perle and finally the white La France,
Mr. Duriee keeps his supply OF cut roses
in a huge refrigerator That Is the safest
place In which TO keep roses II you wish 10
have them last a long time Roses which |
have been picked IN the bud can be kept |
for q week or more on Ice But a rOae iu I
refrigerator does not serve the purpose Tor .
which II was cultivated. Its place Is In I
the drawing room. The hest way 10 keep
roses from fading. MIR. Duriee says, Is To .
change the water on them al least twice a
day and 10 spray d lttle water over the
petals occasionally. Whenever the water
rs changed the stems should bo trimmed a
little. Red and pink roses should be kept
as much as possible out OF the strong day
light for It is apt to bleach them, White
and yellow roses are improved by exposure
to the light. At night cut roses should
be placed In a cool, damp cellar In an ice
box or near an open window protected tby
curtains from the heat Of the room, Prob
ably the retail florists advice on the sub
feet Of keeping roses would be punch'E IA
nous advice regarding marrying Don't"
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