The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-12

France by the name of Madame Ferdi,
nand Jaman. 1t failed absolutely
Partisan florists derided it's faded
color, and Brady brought it TO Amer
lea. II was difficult to produce, be
cause Of the odd blend OF its color, but
once started ii proved the hardest Of
roses. Mr.. Brady came to this coun-
try. and having in mind his recent fail
IRE in France sold his rose to Field
Bros. in Washington for nominal
price.
This firm, who had acquired it for
trife. advertised it thoroughly, and by
making II something of a fad among
Washington society women gave 1t suf-
Bclent popularity to sell IT for $4,000.
Since then it has made more money in
America than any other flower ever
sold, and is still coming fortunes for
its growers. Brady has not Jared so
well. He has fallen to the lowest
depths Of poverty and has become EN-.
bittered and hopeless from dwelling
on the success that has come to others
through his rose.
Their are 200 species of roses in ex"
istence, though, perhaps. not more than
fifty clearly defined families OF these
families only two are of American
birth There are thousand of varieties,
however. and Of these our cnterprising
rose growers have contributed by far
the largest proportion. The eagerly
sought black rose is still unproduced.
though New York florist has a dark.
red one, which in some lights has the
appearance of black velvet.
Violet growing in this country has
encountered numerous obstacles, the
chief of which is that the sweet violet
is not a native Of America at all. and
must be carefully cultivated and close
ly watched to make it bloom success
fully Violets are the least prolific of
all the flowers, and less ameuable to
change. There are not more than 200
varieties of vioIets in the world, and
the distinct families can be counted
on the fingers of one hand Their home
is Europe and Asa,
The chrvsanthemum is Just now on
the pinnacle Of its popularity, though
its favor in America has been huctuat
ing for hundred years. The hardy
little garden variety that delighted the
souls of our granimothers, has been
revived and made popular within the
wear by brides and debutantes and all
the ncophytes Of the social world,
The flowers which make money in
America. and which are most popular
among the people who pay fabulous
prices for their boquets are, first, roses,
then carnations. chrysanthemums, vio-
lets and orchids. The great popular
types, the ranking favorites Of the
home gardeners who have but patch
of land, are pansies and geraniums.
A bit of wornout earth that couldn Z
begin to produce rose or q violet
viii bring forth a lovely rich red gerap-
ium, For this reason the windowga
dens Of the tenements, where interest
in flowers is shown AT all, are spotted
with the rich hue. of pansies and
pcraniums. That is why the problem
Of deciding what is the fayorrte flower
Of America is so difficult The rich
want the rare roses. and the poor ella
NOR for the only kind they know and
can afford TO raise.
Even the national flower is still
matter of conjecture. Schools have
east votes for ONE kind or another and
even communities have tride TO ar
rive at asconcensus of opinion, but
the honor still hangs fire between the
trailing arbutus, called the 50 Mayhow-
er,' the goldeDrod. and the spray-like
blossoms of tho Indian corn, America
is the only nation which has no ma
tional flower. England has tho rose,
France her fleur-de-lis,' Scotland the
thistle, Ireland the shamrock. Japan
the chrysnnthemum, Greece the violet,
Germany the cornflowcr, Egypt and
India the lotus. Italy the lily, Mexico
the cactus, and Spain the pomegranate
There have been efforts to establish
the carnation as the national flower,
in honor OF President Mckinley, and
as much as possible has been done to-
wards that by the National Legislators
,norr ow American Made