The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-24

NNCf AIubFtCAu FiQFlSNt ASSQClattons tO the local society of bis city. and In addition. to the societies for the sev- eral flowers. Such organizations as the Rose Society and the Chrysanthe- mum Society are for the purpose of re- cording, registering and giving official christening to new flowers, also to see
 that no two are given the same name. The problem of naming them Is rarely
 difficult, because the new producer has
 the names of his family. his friends
 and his customers from which to se- feet. Occasionally. If the new flower
 seems likely to become favorite, the
 privilege of naming 1t is eagerly
 sought. Thomas W. Lawson paid $S0,-
 900 to have big carnation named for
 his wife.
 New varieties of flowers are either
 seedlings or sports. That Is, either
 the pollen of two existing kinds Is
 mixed. thus getting new variety call
 ed seedlings, or bed of seedlings IS
 planted. If the goddess Flora is kind
 somewhere in this bed a flower will
 grow. the same in aize, odor and
 shape but different in color, called a
 sport The names of these are infiu-
 eficed by their parentage. For in-
 stance. a bed of seedlings was plant
 ed, which, because of their irmacu-
 late whiteness were called bride"
 roses. They had not hsen on the mar
 ket. and this planting was a venture
 to see if their color was true" When
 they bioomed, a single pink flower was
 discovered among them. identical in
 everything except color, which was promptly designated bridesmaid. :"
 These two flowers have attained a
 higher sale than any two pink and
 white roses in this country. There is
 scarcely wedding not adorned with
 them. in spite of repeated efforts to
 hrfno nt Mr.
 Lawson's pink carnation has in the same way produced a big white carna- ton, which in honor of It's illustrious
 parent is called the White Lawson. !"
 Catchwords are sometimes employed
 as cognomens, for 'verttslng pur- poses, and sometimes even a rechrist-
 ening Is permissible. if there is reason
 of life. The American Beauty" is not
 an American rose at all, and there is discussion as to whether 1t was porduced on English or French soil. Its producer was a Mir. Brady, an Eng fish gardener, and 1t was advertised
 in France by the name of Madame Fer dfnand Jamafn. It failed absolutely. Partisan florists derided it's faded col- or" and Brady brought 1t to America.
 It was dificult to produce. because of the odd blend of its color, but, once started, 1t proved the hardest of roses.
 MT. Brady came to this country, and, having in mind his recent failure in France, sold his rose to Field Bros. in Washington, foc a nominal price.
 This firm, who had acquired 1t for a
 trife. advertised it thoroughly. and by making 1t something of fad among
 Washington society women, gave 1t sufficient popularity to sell it for
 $5,000. Since then it has made more money in America than any other gnlA mkf otut- fortunes for its growers. Brady has fallen to the lowest depths of pow erty and has become embittered and bopeless from dwelling on the success that has come to others through his rose.
 There are 200 species of roses in ex- istence. though perhaps not more than fifty clearly defined families. Of these families two are of American birth There are thousands of varieties, how ever, and of these our enterprising
 rose growers have contributed by far | the largest proportion. The eagerly sought for black rose is still unpro- duced, though New York florist has dark red one which in some lights | has the appearance of black velvet. Violet growing in this country has 1 encountered numerous obstacles, the chief of which is that the sweet violet
 is not 2 native Of America at all, and | must be carefully cultivated and close | ly watched to make 1t bloom success fully Violets are the least prolific of | all the flowers and less amenable to | change. There are not more than 200
 varieties of violets in the world, and | the distinct families can be counted on | the fingers of one hand. Their home | Is Europe and Asia.
 The chrysanthemum is just now on | the pinnacle of it's popularity, though l ffe favor In ADaarfrn has haon 6naflf- ating for hundred years. The hardy | little garden variety that delighted the souls of our grandmothers has been | revived and made popular within the year by brides and debutantes and all the neophytes 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 bouquets, are, first. roses, then carnatl )ns, chrysanthe- | mums violets and orchids. The great popular types, the ranking favorites of 1 the home gardeners who have but a patch of land, and pansies and gera-
 ntums A bit of worn out earth that | couldn't begin to produce rose or a violet will bring forth a lovely rich red geranium. For this reason the l window gardens of the teuements. | where interest in flowers is shown at
 all, are spotted with the rich hue of pAn6le6 ana BeTduluNns. 1HdI IS WHY | the problem of deciding what Is the favorite flower of America is so dif- l feult. The rich want the rare roses
 and the poor clamor for the only kind
 they know they can afford to raise. Even the national flower is still a
 matter of conjecture. Schools have east votes for one kind or another, and even communities have tried to
 arrive at consensus of opinion, but the honor still hangs fire between the | trailing arbutus, called the "Mayhow- er," the golden rod and the spray-like
 blossoms of Indian corn America is
 the only nation which has no national | flower. England has the rose. France the 'heur- -de-lys," Scotland the thistle,
 Ireland the shamrock. Japan the chrys- anthemum. Greece the violet. Germany the cornhower, Egypt and India the To- | tus, Italy the lily, Mexico the cactus, | and Spain the pomegranite. There
 have been efforts to establish the car-
 nation as the national flower, in honor of President Mckinley, and as much
 as possible has been done toward that | 1.