The herald., 1895-02-07
PROPER THING IN FLOWERS.
New Rnso From Japan VIII Be


Popular.
! This is to be flower season. Flowers, so say
| the florists are more plentiful than they have
been Tor years and correspondingly cheaper.
Ladies will wear bouquets this season on all
occasions and it will be the proper thing to
carry bouquets at every formal social event.
The advent OF an entirely new rose has
created a sensation in the floral world. This
newest thing in roses is called the Crims son
Rambler. 1t is an importation from Japan,
and florists say that rot since the American
Beauty rose appeared on the horizon have they
seen such a novelty The Crimson Rambler
unlike the American Beauty rose, is not con-
fined to culture under glass; 1t is especially
adapted for garden culture
This beautiful rose has existed perha ps for
centuries in Japan, but was not discovered
until 1890 by an Engllshman He was so ena-
mored OF the Crimson Rambler that he took
aplant back with him TO England. 1t grew
and blossomed beautifully. An enterprising
nurseryman aud florist, hearing OF it, bought
the entire stock, it is said, for $25OO He in
troduced it broadly and exhibited it at many
OF the exhibitions in England during 1893 and
1894.
The Crimson Rambler is a rampant grower
and reaches to a height OF from Is to 20 feet
in one season The foliage. which is of pc
culiar shade of soft green, serves as an effect
i've background to the large clusters of deep
crimson flowers, color hitherto unknown in
hardy climbing roses. The clusters are won
derful in size, being nine inches from base to
tip aud seven inches across at the base, which
is pyramioal in shape. They resemble in
general way the clusters which appear on the
hydrangia. The color is pure crimson with.
out trace OF magenta.
This variety has not been sold in the United
States as yet except to nurserymen and flor
lists. An exception however, has been made
in favor of few OF the fashionable cottagers
al Lenox and Newport.
THE CRIMSON RAMBLER
The Crimson Rambler. when shown at an
exhibition of the Royal Horticultural society
OF England, received gold medal-the high
est honor ever bestowed on new rose The
National Rose society of England the National
horticultural society OF France and the Inter.
national Rose exposition all awarded gold
medals to the Crimson Rambler also AVON
deriul profuson OF bloom is reported by gen.
tleman who counted on one shoot over 800
blossoms
Another though lesser light in the world of
roses, but still new, is called the Belle Sea-
brecht. In form it is smaller and far more
delicate than the American Beauty. The
stems, Whit, firm and stout, are not more
than one-third the thickness of the American
Beauty stems. In color it is the most perfect
thlng concelvable-a pure rose with no touch
OF pink or red and no shading. The petals,
however, are so delicate that in the center,
where they grow fullest, the color OF one leaf
rejecting on lis neighbor deepens the shade.
THE oLD-FAsHIoNED VIOLET.
There are certain we'll defined varieties
which may be spoken of generally os the
marketable violets-that is to say, those which
can be grown of sufficient beauty and in
ample quantity for sale. For many years the
Neapolitan violet, a double flower OF much |
beauty was the leading favorite, with the |
Marie-Louise as close second choice, and |