New-York tribune., 1901-11-24
ROSARIANS AND THEIR AIM.
,,,,r,p rEFoRTs TO BRING OTHER VA
RIETIES TO THE STANDARD OF
THE AMERICAN BEAUTY.

,, Of ros.s that would have delighted belle
Of thirty years ago would be scorned oy society
GIRL of to-day far have natures own proouclS
advanced in the march of progress In those Gays
a. Ior cont his sweetheart an inartistic tight
hououet in which were lost the Individual cnarns
Of the old fashioned Bonsilene the Solraho' tie
1sabAIIa Sprunt the La Pactoe and other smali
varieties that were that time the choicest Sorts
m he found Then, indeed rose was rose anu
the very name carried with it a sense or foyai
precedence But modern thought ana compe'itioN
In all lines have entered the domains OF the queen
herself and to-day her very throne is in danger.
She is ranked according to her merits anu
coust stand or fall by them before court OF justice.
II was the gradual reform in the arrangeneht oi
tbe flowers themselves that brought about the
change.
While the formal bouquet was in vogue mowers
,.ra denuded of their foliage, and the character
of the stem of little consequence the oiiy
no,nts required for first class flower oeing sooo
oIor and fragrance AS soon, however, as the
hououe+ beaan to loosen and picturesque bunches
+ook its place exquisite foliage. fine stems ana
nerfect form became Indispensable and now SIX
essential points required OF rose III the mar
ynt Tbey are FORM size. color. fragrance, stem
and foliage and ii is the American Beauty WHICH
-. .ba closest In all particulars to this stand
ard This favorite holds undsputed place as queen
s flowers at present but other varieties are crowd
inc close behind. their intrinsic Herits aio
steadily Increased by the hybr!dzers
The American Beauty was brought to this coun-
trv from France about twenty years ago. ana u
sunplant the favortes of that date. such as tea
roses the Jacquemnot. Paul Neyron. etc Inc no"
fo,,ons Bride rose appeared about five years later
ond five or six years after that its offspring the
beautiful Bridesmaid
With increased opportunity for luxury on every
hand the public to which the florists cater no"
has changed in a few years. Novelties are wanted
everywhere, and in flowers no less than in every
other thing and it is meet this condition that
the rosarians as well all hybridizers are Work
ing -
one Of the specific purposes is to OBTAIN mowers
as large fragrant with long stems and as sooh
keeping qualities as the American Beauty, but IN
dffferent shades o color. Another point consul
cred carefully in the propagation or new VariSIies
ss the effect of color under artificial lgnt MANY
Yellow pale pink kinds lose their orlancy I 10y
sag or electric light, and consequently unde-
sjrabe for decorative ToTk , o.u -
The violet, too, is no longer the loWly mower OF
which uoetG sang, but under she developing inilu-
encee OF modern culture now appears In clear pIl
snt shades. with rich fragrance long stem aid OF
large size the end Is not yet, Tor eior!s are
be1g put forth in it's culture which promise 10
broaden its limitations and make ii OF use among
decorative plants. Twenty years ago a Vloiet
that would cover a dime would have peen tnought
large; that oyerlaps silver quarter Is hot
unusual ,,.,-., . roa,,o+ ~
the cutiyators art is deservedly popular FOR many
reasons its rich color, long stems, deiightIuI
fragrance and moderate price making II deslrapie
for any occasion. 1t Is indeed the flower OF tfie
masses for while opulent purses uptown are paying
as high S12 q Dozen for it. pretty bunches are
selling IN cheaper quarters for 90 cents Tor ms
same number. 1t is the first cousin OF the garden