The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-07
THE BEAUTIFUL ROSE.
Eeattle's Cultivation OF the
queen Of Flowers
GARDENS OF PURE LONELINESS.
Hun1rsde OF varieties That Ffii the
Air With Fragrance, the LANDS
cape with Color.

TIE rs<scr7y az tie rose is ros s1stks TIE
suvvrscssra OF primal days. va3SA 49,
sIsh lirnpsnx gait IN the lfsraisTs o tAs
Yzst. Just g. 10 where ne hfss TO- ss
wasted rs Eneetness os fns oeseft -.
Cannot hs fouHe IN the cfrosaseses. - =
sfs< err.vcfoue<sfas Tn> sagHssf rs1sF<11@
a. believed to be where .-fke rose - ssaaE0n
sn4 tn liz 81 the vzsssTe are cooper
fg loving COT Junction. Both these afs
fvues Of purity snc OF besGfy. eofa q
fvagfanc@ zn8 % imposing cof.@'s esesao2
ard zttrzcfsysness. bit TIE Fly faaeA @t.a
def. The rose ike an craoiefz q esessias.
Survives and sheds rs naio o.
ard ~xha1es sts fragrance FeTT h@sRe7-
" bge@ssnf. through every raosfn OF ne
year. f*84c from one sfern ttse modest oes.st-
~ Ard To- a regal b1f o. another sfesn
ores v<9s its petals. Sitting SIS sweet
ress. IL Is 20 stretch q inaEissasiVs' %
sssnu1e fkat tire rose fFfea from tAe
hands Of the Creator. n tie early DAYS
Of mans origin. Iasst naSs $50. .s $50 -
eve Of Adam before Eve tempted Ban
with 8 vulgar apple ia the voserous Car
den Of Eden.
Il the absence Of references 20 the topic
ry biblical historians. the common every
day man Is left TO contareture as % fhf
early history OF the rose. but the seFo~
tees al the shrine o. THIS Kra5aeet o. All
s.cresse6 al things perfect must have
s.csndsd the rose an0rg A1cn creations.
Helen OF Troy. King Solomon, the Queen
OF ghefa. Cleopatra, PhaFaea's daughter,
Marian. who sounded the fin5fei OYER
T-gy2fE dark sea-" may have pressed 20
their IIps this grandesf Of ali foEsrs. Tor
the rose is the symbol % love ard OF pas
ason II has been GsnoTiaatsd the
'cfueen Of Flowers"
A song that u tender ard true,
Re wesxs her red rche Ike the The dain-
ffeEt queen
All giea1niaz with jewels Of dew.
within the last eeea6e the scientiTo
eulturssf has evolved from the modest
rose. which WIS wont 20 climb over the
rustic porch Of our Infancy. 20 fesfoDn the
highway fence and 70 deck the landscape
in varied hues. large Number OF roses.
snanestionsbly - varieties. TDe roses OF
childhood such aa the June rose. eiDna-
mon. swesfbrier. yellow. velvet. blush and
danaSk have practically disappeared. and
sn their place more pTesensioas roses have
arisen .ifh bsgh-soundsng titles. such "a
kings and queens. prince ard princess.
duke and duchess. count ard countess,
baron and baroness and foras and lord
lings. In fact. today any weil-segulated
rose garden in Seattle = the very synonym
OF cultivated artstocracy and nobility. No
CTUlf0DUs s9fBtt8Ns f4HQN F4aE OF ft1
rose" Of the days OF yoFe. expands It's
foliage and opens its petals m the care
fully groomed garden now. for a tranzfor-
nation has been wrought through 4 long
period OF research. and the rose having
been crossed and recrossed. slipped and r.
slipped. has finally made It's sntree ana
bows to the world in this era Of progress
etvenesg nnder Some highly arssfocratie
title. and classification has followed IN
another respect.
IN the early days our progenifors failed
10 discover that perpetuais. hybrids. teas
and boaTboDE existed In ire circle OF the
rose. ~ this moment the lover would not
be In ''proper form II ne could not Sc
iecs the various classes Of this large ana
most interesting family. II Ii claimed by
eunaoisseurN that tho twc first classes are
remarkable for striking colors. and the
latter for graca In form ans selicaey IN
tint The rose. ASIDE from us general
utility and application 20 al classes o.
mankind. has been aeuomsnste1 "a It's
many colors ard shapes the proper thing
for special occasions"-whf and cream
for the marriage event: long. droop,ne buds
for Easter festivities: glowing roses with
hearts OF fire. for Decoration day, sea
shell rolprlngs for graduation exercises.
and waxen beauties Of pearly white ard
silver sheen 'fer our loved ones who have
fallen asleep"
The study of the rose f. ennobi,nr and
uplifting. IL invokss only the puress
thoughts and emotions: to The student II
= y Held for scientific research. 10 the
lover Il whispers bope and 20 both poet
and painter II Is n subject like the kafeian-
scope. ever ehansefui ard attractive The
rose so rnueh admired today il well worth
rninufs examination. ita enaraeserfxtlsa
IN construction are IN themselves tonics
OF eeaseievs Interest. paraphFaRfur the
Fcrtnfnrai reference 10 the nlv. one can
properly say Of the rose, that king Solo
mon. tn all hts glory was nor arraveA IN !,
one Of these" Each Impulse ~ ira
ground has rs story and each as Issaer-
the slender blades Of grass. the modest
Ntoasf. the bttte-oeh by the meadow ri.
the shining eroeus. the unohssrlisiye FOR.
ret-nie-uot an9 the myriad aowers vehges
grace our meadows and orr hills ara main,
the landscape. "a e were in ahns, 80
regal snirnder-hut NOT one OF an nssnre,s
Moral offerings csn compare with the rr,,l-
Inform aad mplti-colorsa roses ,vh.eh
adorn the homes OF both the lofty anI
The humble.
The warm weather of reh-.ar, fe-..
The foliage and the buds OF the rose ara
hft Tor the chilling hiasss - the frost King
whose fantastic frytwark stfxtanas "a
every plant Seattle would havD ~,
throssgh the spring months a vsrstahis rexs
garden. heath and destruction fs,iloW.s h
the wake Of tie destroyer. ana ~the arr
arc yellow leaf" ard the eisekenea lignb.
al many favorise. whose beaatv 49,
eaeered the eve ana heantfasa TIE h,,,e.
81 eur citizens. bore ample evidence n 49,
hekisness ef the PAST few moafhs svvev.,
rose gardens have been rafnea ~, 49,
frosts The haimy weather ssuee ~. t,,.
ter part ~ MAY has refnvtxerases rnqst =,
The Eareeas. and tha rose bushes regrtvs
, nase1 ~ klnaiy sin. have pat on ta@ii
tntas ol green ana their vari.cnioFea tvpes
OF roFal beauty. In the eenssp,u s.r-,...,,
lar OF the day. the rose ia ssaesl, ~. 81, |.
ana Very numerous splendid ana f~agr,-.
Seattle gardens AZ she presont tl,pe a.
nearly IN normal condition ARA ~. -
Varieties 81 rcseS. IN bath private ara r,,h.
lie eelisct'ens. have burst into . ,,t,t,,e. =,
splender ani Tia aiF II la8en MIN s,.rr,,.,..
IN sens instances. Il can - sa44 I'm vers
truth, fhaf many residences a.. r.t~te
swathed IN roses surA hzs -. - :
rcsranee Ter TIRE lat gsss eava ,,f ~ ss
r. hackas' home. wlIA heantlf.al -gl,,.,,.rs
Eaca a. the tSexaenf3nr Wagtss-, 49,.
richardson ara HeFfrasla es,s~.9t.-. -.
tice ans Ranging Ia wrscessl eltsse~s -,
every VANTAGE point IRE uesf r,,-,srss
sole eNelS9s wss n I've Refine Ma. tFr.
flhtts. the earliest OF the rt.b+, -.
tea roSnS. Ta.s Elaranr rygs,s., - ~.
been ard stali Is a steady far 49,. -
climbing tie eastern ss3e % the r..-s.,-
we ~endrsas rlans - Perfect mas. !.
vivid crimson. SAere hs.ax easf,. =, -.
ina buds and 8llsts3 aasecrs ia 49,. -.
IN i'n'sehse tsaases. SuneAes ara 80
raidai form. wa
fern.
The atie,nsns gaHiea e. Mrs = n
Graves contains many choice -. -.
they are somewhat Backward 4, s-,..,,.
ment. 1'Nt
Ms. Charles Me'more has e~fsf.,,.s.,,.
VIC tsrAest aa1 neraaas tie En-. -.