New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-18
NOVELTIES IN FLOWERS.
NEW DAISY AND oKCHID-FLANT>
RENTED FOR C0NSERNATOIaES-

Tho craze Tor novelties in the flower world https
q IL, ~, the alert secure or produce
tben, one gruHer whose interest IN the pusiI-e*7S
dates hack to 1861 and whose Town es'aols!'liiti-.
for tvanty-Seven years Of that time mas o''utieu
. certain corner in the thirties. has been expert
,,entinC for some time with a wild South African
g.. ,-bicl, he has now developed into a most
civilized and attractive flower This is the "eI"Tia
iaresonica locally called the barbarton daisy i
6aen terra Gotta in color and having "'iSlhd!iH
only 2 single row of petals. These 10y cultivation
and cross breeding have been multiplied and en-
,arpad and the color has become deeper and
richer BY crossing particularly me blossom
-bough having possibly weak stem and sparse
foliage with a plant OF sturdy root and growth
and the result Of again with on. Of especially
,irb calnr etc. the size of the blossom mas been
ENLARGED from diameter q three-four'hs o. an
inch 10 almost inches. Experiments are no"
being made 20 endow it with fragrance. as has 50
successfully been accomplished with the paI!sy
end other odorless plants.
4 new orchid will also be on the market this fall
}, will have a more or less s:npronounceable name,
but the colcr NH he unusual and easily dlstln-
euished Rich shades Of crimson and purple viii
mark Ibis newcomer as a royal one
Another experiment which gives hope 81 speedy
success is the production Of a Marechal Mel rose
that will stand IN Stiffness of stem IS regarded
as distinct advantage. and florists are now hope
full Of securing with the Marechal Mel coors
and characteristics but with American Beauty
strength OF stem.
New improved plants or blossoms are neces-
ss-y expensive. aS 50 many months Of labor. care
and thought enter into the achievement Of the
finished product well the fact that the seed
Of hybrid he used only once. hybrid's
seeds produce other seeds. and consequently
new cross breeding must again be undertaken to
additional plants. There is distinct for
mua for the production OF colors in the ma jority
Of plant families. For instance. n cross between
pink and deep red rose will strange TO say. pro-
rnra - f.rr4 -7,.,
seeds Of the last likely to revert to either OF
the originals a carns ton this winter will be
shade Of pink not previously in these flow
ers. Of which the varieties numerous. Their
cultivation affords scope for SO much variation and
experimentation that national society for that
purpose Is in existence. which records new charac-
teristcs and names-patents them. as it were-thrIs
msuring discoverers against trespass.
RENTING HOUSE PLANTS.
ms is the season when The majority of the large
oonservatores and the bay windows and Railways
o. summer closed houses being restocI1ed with
palms and Towering plants Only a small per
vintage Of the owners Of Conservatives are at the
same time owners Of their contents Tho frequent
mango Of employees in home. the lack OF any
ha2ie knowledge Of the needs OF various plants
among this class % persons. and the cheapness of
renting compared with owning. all Conspre
auce TIE number % large plants purchased for
house decoration.
"hen a house is Teopened in the fall the florist
houhed, and unless the customer be one.
With whose the dealer is unfamiliar he sup
tnes ana places the plants without any further
reference to the owner Of the house An accurate
record Is kept OF these floral inmates of different
o'g MONIES for successive years, and all the new
paints OF the season added TO the conservato-
mes OF those whose taste is for novelty. man
. 'eil oally 10 for theSe-to water. clip ana
turn them. and one else is ever allowed to
Vuch them. in the spring, when the house is
sdIh 10 be vacated, the plants are removed 10
nurseries 10 recruit. and the customer is charged
with any that have been mutilated destroyed,
~ well as the rental for the winter months. Often
customer viii become attached TO certain
Thar, mat special request is made to nave
cal sht and nj !; saiiy r1,,tTs two or three
go 81 rest 10 bring the plant TO the normal
f patn IN vitality and appearance
esin 10 be serviceable-to earn their Iiv-
bi;; as one florist puts it-when about two and a
"a n be kept on duty for thirty forty years. but
@ cut back only from 5a9 1he i mop ae Zach year
nave to lie detailed for different duties They
Decorators. BY degrees they take their places
trunks screens pianos etc where their un M
sr SIS the eye The last stages of their usefulness
snd Necessary The tree fern, however, and sew
can ne sSrletiss of broad fronded palnlke iTr1S
's and Kept within certain servfceahIe helsht-
DISCOVERING NEW VARIETIES.
ne majority of large florists have field men plant
.h.efs. whose mountain climbing. jungle search
's ives are fun OF excitement and peril. and who
it themselves fortunate If they secure yearly
ths, or three varieties even two or three
kun,,slEe promise OF effective development Orchid
ha,ung is especially dangerous. as the tropic
al OF the richer varieties the haunts. too.
Q. o.s or ooa constructor the tarantuia ana score
",ner Tree inhabiting terrors
me OF experiment that promises some inter
novelties IS with the carnivorous plants The
s,bhportenoE and handling of these are fraught
great danger, the tendr1ls OF the larger
ihst les are constantly the alert Tor ali flesh
th..N Il. IL
Ia sny amount of civilization will teach them
sy nerlninate. Such plants. of course. are rented
r,e,'p, Nate persons only curiosides for amuse
vi special occasions There is one variety of
10 isofous plant. however which Is small
aea,a quite harmless. the limit of its live
ssndSs mosquitoes and the smaller flies. This is the
6elie...- native of uplands the equator. a
h ~ plant Of three four inches
eioesslshs, sfth small white blossom and several
+ ~ clustered seesiie leaves about the base