The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-22
MRS. LAWSON PINK NOTS0LD
II $4,000 STORY rs AUTHENTIC
ALLY DENIED.

THE $4,000 STORY Is
ALLY DENIED.
Interesting Facts About tho Growing of
Choice F1owera-Ttme, Patience and In
telligence, Rather Than Capital, Re-
quired, Unless, Indeed. Ono Goes In for
Orchids-Luck Seems to BE n Factor.
The story OF tho sale OF the Mrs. Thomas e.
Lawson carnation for $4,000. doubt OF the
authenticity Of which was expressed in this
city when the alleged news was telegraphed
here. is denied in toto by j. w. Withers. editor
OF American Gardening. OF this city. who says
that he has had personal conversation with the
grower OF the pink, and since then a tele-
graphic despatch saying that tho flower has
not been sold. Tho pink was exhibited at the
beginning Of 1893 in Boston. New York, Phila-
delphia, Detroit. Chicago. and other places.
and everywhere IL won not only prizes but GER
tilcates. The judging committees at horti-
cultural exhibitions allow so many per cent.
for certain points In q flower or plant, the
points including color. fragrance. substance,
stem. &c. II a particular exhibit exceeds SS
per cent. It is certifcated. the judges signing a
certificate setting forth their judgment OF the
flowers merits. AS has been said, the Mrs.
Lawson pink was certi1cated everywhere. and
naturally it attained notoriety among florists.
Various offers to purchase the stock Of Peter
Fisher, the grower and originator OF the plant
ut Ellis. Mass. were made. None was accepted.
In Chicago certain men not long ago formed
a syndicate to carry on a business as wholesale
florists. Among their objects. It is said. was
TO pas pur year' p pa I've as s0t q ess aFSasfy'0P bas 81 ess
measure. partly for the sake of enlightenment.
bb elSsm siisFea hi! l. SSBN for sGo II n HH aN.on
pink. 1t was declined. The owner is said to
have decided not to sell at all; but to distribute
good advantage and at good profit by next
summer. ~
can produce OF them to the boston florist who
yS4n the ssnf os svs2 tSs s sSthG5it' M EGF The tS,s s9 Solist
the, retailer is to take ali the cut flowers that
tract Fisher $ not to, sell slfseyhere in boston;
In the telegraphed stories this florist figured
Lawson. pink blooms but all cut flowers pro-
VI The si pink; is most easy Of propagation. . said
q man Interested in the business YESTERDAY,
so a tin rs ' a pink EssG as the n laws Lawson nnR IS i producsd: but
once produced its multiplication ID rapid. and
is aGc9mn!ished With a facility that means q
and in a fortnight. under favorable conditions,
Mr.. Fisher should be able to distribute from
100000 to 100000 ofthe plants the next season.
FLORISTS are, CONSTANTLY, on the. lookout for
such flowers. In London flowers from three to
five times as large as the American pinks are
70 hold the ealyx together to ksepit from burst,
calyS that viii hold itself together and the peo-
size II they cannot have size together with sta
bi!ity. Among, the points, OF a plant they in
S ai1h the fme k eePhSer aualfti esI " a T plant. hf Bes 81 ss
this they seek plants vigorous. OF more pro-
%nounced fragrance stronger stem. greater sub
kent up. the florists finding patrons among
1T is said. offhand. that S1o,0o0,00o prob
ably are invested In the florists business. here.
but the chief requisites Ia prodycing desirable
t%eiiigent study and careful attention. Industry
is constantly being rewarded. although there
Is a large s element snms Ct chance IA ice. in n, the ! zero crossing 81 be OF
of oa seeds o+ 95P asyif 9Ps viii L. gi tSs t0 sIo aRStbIRg s 5salIs
flowers were Included. The nursery branch Of
the business is Of course larger and the seed
THE cultivation Of Pinks. roses. ehrysan-
themums. DC: is carried on Widely. no appre,
s start or a Prosasuf e, t fhsptbs nsin Sssss .A nsSs ens Wiz e
the necessary intelligence and a little land can
go % into It and eSge rhine IT. and may T succeed led In
country. The new tulips are all originated in
States. Orchids are mainlythe fad Of the anna.
te ,q ,, Wealth Yea his is necessary ne micb yt, to go e. rn into nn;r 9rGh 2or
P mssabbiinIiF 'n F. pants L. Am 81 Is Of 70! No 9 fRm Esston.
Erastus Corning Of Albany. William S.
Kimball of Rochester and Mr.. McFadden Of
Cincinnati. all now dead; Mr.. Hicks Arnold
of New York and Mr.. Graves OF South Orange.
are among the well-known Americans who have
cultivated the orchid; Cakes Ames continues
as a business enterprise at North Easton some
OF the work his father was interested In. Mr..
Graves has what Is said to be the lnominalIyl
highest priced orchid In the United States; the
SINCE it is what he chooses to place Il at. the
orchid being OF his own production. It Is the
Mdsderulid Hd,7.ydna. and he has declined an
offer OF $1,000 for it from England. Its at
traction is in the fact that it Is large and pure
white. one of the rarest orchids in the United
red. Mr.. Graves got 1t from a large importa-
ton from the tropics. 1t requires from three
to seven years to flower q batch Of these i'm
portationS to discover q valuable one: It is
the tropics are all but destroyed. the collectors
have been 80 active. Hybrlds are produced
here in some numbers by crossing. Among
the high priced orchids In this country is the
TT ra a for 6aid T /, do6 Mrs Charles G Roeblins OF
I'm roses. color-a good white. a good red or
a solid pink-is looked for. and with the color.
fragrance. Fecundity is q prime factor. To be
an object to the commercial florist a plant must
yield from thirty to nifty blooms In a winter sea-
son. A new rose promised for nextyear brought
| its producer So, 900 for twenty plants.
As an instance of the lottery OF the florists
pursuit, take the purchase Of the Her Malesty,'
rose in London by a Philadelphian for $1,000.
that Is now Known as the Meteor which was
presented to the Philadelphia, as OF no special
c~essful."