Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-04

were the orlginators. That scene IN
splred me-" and the Dean settled COM
fortably back as he told of 1t. Il had
a note Of invitation asking me to see
some roses. ! thought II was an April
Fool joke for how could any one make
n show OF flowers in Nottingham5hire
in April. ! wrote them trifie brusquely:
What kind Of roses" II your reverence
will come. he will See was the rejonder
So, ! went 1t was sleeting and dismal.
] arrived at a small hall. where most OF
the village conviviality was held. and
was met at the door by a b.ue-bloused
workman. with a rose In his coat. Good,
/ thought; didn't expect TO see even
single flower. Judge Of my utter amaze
ment when | found a long, deal-iable
simply covered with roses. And what DO
you think formed the vases? Why ginger
beer bottles. Most of the growers had or
their coats, as they had only few
moments to run in from work
THAT afternoon small admissions were
charged. to pay for the hall. being let
IN free on account of bling I'm the same
business as Mr.. Thackeray told me that
he was done by once when he went into
a side-show to see giant. Mr.. Thacke-
ray Vas six feet four inches high. you
remt mber.
well this country rose-show filed me
with earnest resolve. and the outcome was
England's big, fashionable displays But
can say that i have yet TO see better
roses In two varieties than those | saw
in ginger-beer bottles that dismal Easter
Monday in Nottinghamshire.
his OWN ROSES.
"And your own roses, Doctor? Do you
look after them yourself?' Mostly" he
replied; II am not Roman Catholic.
but / love to say my rosary night ana
morning. And / fancy many people 90.
for where twenty years ago roses We're
grown by the dozens they are now
grown by the thousands. The rose-shows,
/ think, are responsible for this. From
duchess to n mechanic. all rosarians
struggle for prize. In England the war
of the roses is still being holly waged.
AMERICAN SUCCESS.
"And American roses?" was a question,
what OF Them" He answered that their
perfection surprised him. They are the
equals of our finest English roses, he said
The difference, of course, comes in ours
being grown out-of-doors and yours IN
hot-houses" He had visited three OF the
noted New Jersey rose-farms, ana was
enthusiastic over the perfection he 1oand
I'm them And the American love lor
flowers impressed him. He said he eX-
pected that universal wearing OF them IN
the Southern States. but not In the lar
north. every street-corner,' he con-
tinued. bears It's great burden OF
flowers. and women crowd 10 buy. Every
where the people wear flowers, and as
for my rooms. | can almost sit ana lie
on the roses for tbs New YORK people
have seen TO it that he should be greeted
with his own royal queen
SOME PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS.
Now 10 the practical side? What do
you do to yours? 49,.
"Weli. the two climates are so dif-
ferent that no plan of mine would DC
OF practical value to women here. sun
a few ideas fit anywhere.
"a spot should be found that IL smell
tered without being shaded. Don't thiEA
YOU are planting a windmill. Every over
hanging tree is as an Upas tree 10
rose; get spot wnere the sun sh,he9
warmly on the sheep and the wind Is
tempered to the shorn lamb. Avoid drips
and roots; manure In winter and mulch
I'm spring In the summer months let them
he we'll watered below and wei sprinkied
two O.. three times week. Let all IN
sects be removed for they sap the lie
like Jewish monHy-lenders or Christian
bookmakers Sulphur. or SCOT. or soap
water should be applied as mildew shows
itself" -.
"When the ground Is 'clayey drain 1t
we'll for when water stagnates about the
roots of n plant. they cannot receive air
| or warmth Cut your drains with good
fall. straight four feet deep. Burnt clay
I find produces permanent friabiity In
soils
THE QUESTION OF FERTILIZERS.
The Doctor considers his method OF
burning clay excellent He keeps all
prunings bones. and vegetable matter
together and makes them into hre, put
ting an old tree stump on top. This he
covers with clay, renewing II as the fire
breaks through: suppress the flames,
and after burning fortnight blends the
ashes with the soil.
As to the manures, he thinks soot ex-
cellent for tea roses. which grow TO such
outdoor perfection IN England; autumn
leaves are good for Bourbons He does
not care as much fer tea-teayes as the
old lady friend Of his who drenched the
| roots with the contents OF the teapot,
that she might have ''tea-scented CHI
mas" The best manure Of all, he thinks.
is the refuse heap Of the farm-yard.
..For effectiveness In arrangement I
Weld always the palm to women; nature
has endowed them with DETER fingers
than ours. For the arrangement In the
growing OF roses--ah! there ! nave my
idea. The approach should De uarh anu
narrow, and then the glory OF the rosary
should burst upon one tbs tnen ! Iee'
like standing with head uncovered. sucn
sight AFFECTS me as the HaheiuJan aoes
| vhen sung by 1000 voices.
summing It all up. again ! would say.