Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-28
THE ROSE Is QUEEN.
Natures Display of Flowers In
Southern California.

A Pomona Cal) letter says: Il have
been all over Europe" said DR.. Chauncey
NJ. Depew in Los Angeles fortnight ago.
land have seen nowhere else such mar
yellous floral displays as nature makes
on ever hillside and through the valleys
and canons of Southern California. But
the rose is the unquestioned queen OF the
Great floral kingdom here. Nowhere else
is there anything in vegetation that COM
uares with the California roses.
No picture. no word-painting, no poetry
ever adequately told the beauty ana
Insurance of the roses OF Southern can
fornia I'm their season OF full bloom, In
March and April 1t rs Ike trying 10
make a man who is blind and has no
sense of smell know the delicacy ana
beauty OF a camelia. Go where you VIII
turp vour eyes in any direction ana
there are scenes beautifully colored by
thousands OF roses. The most delicate tea
roses the rarest Marechal Neils, ana the
most ROYAL Marie Van HOutes grow pe-
side the door of the lowliest mountain
cabin. while climbing roses OF the mus
exquisite varieties Chamber WIN uop'S
,,,r,ianco up the sides OF old barns ana
adorn deserted cattle and horse corrals'
I'm some localities there are literal tnicke's
u
moi roses. which might each winter pflhs
hundreds of dollars TO their careless OWL
ems If the floral crop could be gathered anu
sold I'm New York or any eastern CITY.
ON the road TO Los Angeles ana doOu'
Pomona there are in the aggregate IuliS
a mile of thick hedges Of Marechal Nelh
Cberokce. and Jacqueminot roses. III 'ne
season of poisoning the air is IN many
valleys heavy with the perfume oil roses,
The remarkable luXuriance OF IoseS' 90
well as OF all varieties OF Veget"'ion -,
southern California, is accounted lot
H. fact that rarely is there touch Oh
M md the soil. in itself Of extraordi-
~ fertility. has the quality OF holu-
49,, ,ooisture well. and giving IL up 10
~ plant-life when needeu- NJ
.1,,,ts bushes. and trees, that can
a~,,~ieb I'm a temperature which only
fe,v times a year goes below 81 uesi
above zero. suffer from from no so
hack because of climatic vicissituoes' an an
from the day Of their geriniha,loi, w. 49,
axtrome old age have nothing 10 90 pu'
grow, grow, grow .seasoh "i'''
and year after year. - ,hts
- some of the rose-gardens IN TINS
rooion particularly through the san Ga
80 and Pomona valleys, there are
-, more than one hundred and hi'y
sonarate and distinct varieties OF roseS'
- the well-known Skinner rose-garoeh'
a. pomona rs varieties OF roses oiosson'
ror a month or two every year "iiio
.,,.cntv-t,yo varieties Imported from ia
o"n and islands in the Mediterranean
sre i'm annual bloom ten months Vu'
| ~ twelve. TIE wealth OF color anu 'ne
| 80 of homeless profusion beSotteh oy
,,isit 10 these Southern California rose
..1ers are inexpressible. Often an ar
/ 81 - noon bullt TO support the chlnp-
10 roses planted by It's SIDE anu
| Ne structure Is in year OF t"o cum
| ai.,etv covered by the hetWorh VI
,'.a,,ches and blossoms, while lohs graz
ui %, hronches droop to the grouiu'
w. me season of flowers. as'one stahos
~ distance and looks at these rose
s,ors they present picture OF no" .ns
,a,sc.s OF brilliant bloom, ana 'he
..annIo nlls the air with dehca'e ouois'
s ~"J' az no perfumer has ever been abe
10 distil. - ,ha s,raets Of the
,,dcr-seftled towns In this region SUI"
c,nta Barbara, San Gabriel ana eH '.,.
g. Ana large branches. laden heaVns
'.,t roses more perfect in form ana co'o ~
~ Tens of thousands that are soiu i,
Va. yo,k philadelphia, Boston, anu
o,h"r Eastern cities for d uo@em'
,hr,s, themselves over the fences o, - y
r n.s hedges. across his way. as u ~
dare him 70 purloin their w0nar0us 0'a3'