The Washington times., 1906-09-09

Dr. Van Fleet is not the first genius in this lille.
30 books viii tell you that the cid Arabians
art: they left records. Modern France
and Germany have their flower wizards California
has its Burbank
But Or. Van Fleet set about new venture Wliae.
5V,ers or novel effects7 What even. 10 make the
thoTniess rose the pleasure derived from il is tc
So he set about to gain permaneneoy Of bloom II
create roses which would bloom al summer ard
that he would so fortify the bushes they
not lie in INC breath OF chilly wind the embrace OF
Tens of thousands Of people are made happy every
ca- because DR. Van Fleet gave up his msdicsl prae-
CONSIDERING this. are his sacrifices an vain? Tie s
II he followed the course Of least resistance.
he would perhaps De Taroad Inssna!te ! IpoW,i poW, Tor
and would have given him every advantage Ihen.
of v5it pine ana established ole Peunsylvania town
named after him. would have been glad to start the
But v alter Van Fleet was satisfied to JUST work
When pressed to Choose profession he decided on
medicine, was graduated and established profitable
The rose garden got the better OF him
since passed medical examita tior-he leased
farm AT AleXandria, ria, Va That was twenty years
Unable to make the farm pay. he gave il up ,d and
Grove, Pa. at A very meagre salary Ana ne had a
wife too; but she was one Of those devoted, sei-
sacrificing women who think only OF their husbands
Though busy all day Dr. Van Fleet would get up
A. Nj. go out and fertilize roses before the
noon hour 10 the same work forgetting his dinner.
Think Of it-a of great culture, an ornitholo-
ordinary gardeuer, deprVinC himself of every ad-
vantage save those pertaining 10 horal culture
For several years subsequently he was member
cooperative horticultural colony IN the Wds OF
Since settling in Little Silver. =. j. he has de-
votei part of his literary Work in connection
horticulture, but has regularly laporeu IN lis
h fas no elaborate equipment helper
Young man and Mrs Van Fleet All his work is done
An his hybrids noted for their remarkable
adaptation 70 the Eastern climate: Ills roses ateg
almost without exception, WohoeTiuAy bafoy' ana
lonl-continLed bloomers
Combining the best qualities OF the LucHllCs and
the Liberty he secured what Is known as NO. 100
a hardy dwarf. continuous boomer, with good
S'rossng the Helene a rambler hybrid with the
Tuculius he gained even bloom with the climbing
habit and a distnctively new form.
Again, Ec desired get a rose or double bloom
which would bloom freely, have double hower would
climb and would retain hardy nature Impossible.
said friends I'm whom ne paced ms cojlndence.
Never once did he give II Up; lie knew that from
the Wichuriana he could get the hardness aud the
ToseS single flower Then, Marie Lambert rose
not hardy. Here were good many qualities to COM
bine.
crossing Every season he saw dozens of flowers
from his hybridza ton, but not possessed the
quaHlles ne nesiiS ,f ionegsT tnt " T .T
per severed sometple single successful fose Iisht
come from the eXertons. And did come Flower
experts consider II the most marvellous accomplish
nleDt this line.
Next year one Of his roses the Charles Wagner.
Is 20 he put on tle market IL - a victor t1uso,
hybrid perpetual free bOomer OF deep color.
comDlnatCn OF Ihe magma Sharta ana the Soll.l.o.
he Philadelphia Raulhler, which blooms Two
Rhlcn, last summer was gwen cettticaeS
the London Temple Flower SHOW, Is a van RECT
production Another weu-knoWn child OF MS genius
Is the American Pillar
He has invented some OF the most beautiful glad
oas, and has produced goosebe!Ty tnat -, WI , -
est ~ bridizer OF roses alive