The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-03-14

while others become well known to the
general public.
At present the latest rose news of
the Department of Agriculture per-
tains to the development of the new
Killarney varieties. One is known as
the Killarney Queen This is a
deeper pink than the old Killarney,
although it has the same exquisite
grace of form. The other is to be
known as the Double White killar-
ney' because of its manifold petals
which completely hide the center of
the flower. This gives four distinct
varieties of the Killarney rose, the first
being the pink from which was de-
veloped the Killarney white rose that
became popular about two ear ago,
and is parent of the new double white
blossoms being put upon the market
this year. The department also is eX-
plotting two new yellow roses. The
"Sunburst' has a deep yellow tint, al
most orange at the base of the petals,
shading to creamy white at the outer
edges. The other is the Lady Hill
inston," which is a small yellow rose
of equisite shape and fragrance, light
Vi III q lhdl iIt ~
has the advantage of being a most
prolific bloomer and, therefore, is like
ly to obtain favor with the home flor
list.
The movement in favor of the pre-
servation and protection of the native
wild flowers is recognized by the gar
deners in charge of many of the new
city parks. A corner where the blue
lupine blooms naturally is apt to be
undisturbed by any attempted i'm
provement upon nature, as is also the
rare spots where the fragrant arbutus
grows. This last flower is becoming
so scarce that some stringent meas
ures for it's protection are being con-
sidered by many nature lovers. The
thoughtless people who, to crafty a
Fleeing pleasure of possession, heed
lessly tear up the long fibery roots,
thereby making the spot barren so far
as next years bloom is concerned, will
have to be restrained in some manner
if the flower is not to become entirely
extinct.
In MANY parks where the wild flow
ers have not been native for years., an
attempt is being made to simulate
their native surrounding as much as
possible, and in the public parks the
development of hepatica, anemone,
bloodroot and saxifrage is rapidly in
creasing. The different varieties of
v~iolets, some of which are so hardy as
to grow under most adverse circum-
stances, as well as the blue iris and
the dainty little Quaker ladies or
bluets, are now recognized as more
beautiful in their natural surroundings
than any cultivated plants could be.
Within the past 10 years over S10,-
900, 900 has been spent in the United
States for the cultivation of the native
mountain laurel and the r~hododendron.
The laurel is strongly advocated by
many patriotic organizations for adop-
ton as the national flower, and its
big sister, the rhodedendron, is even
more beautiful as to flowers and the
luXuriance of it's evergreen leaves. It's
cultivation in the New England states
has been most extensive, and there
are several public roads where 1t is
possible to drive for miles along great
lines of Towering rhododendron trees
in the spring. In Philadelphia, a
wealthy flower lover has spent a for
tune in developing the different vari-
cites and colors of the rhododendron
blossoms, and his garden is a veritable
feast of delight during their blooming
seasons. For a number of years he
has been in the habit of opening his
grounds to the public Upon Saturday
and Sunday afternoons during the
! season, in order that as many as pos
sible may enjoy tht flowers.
Tomorrow: The Panama EXPOSE
ton,