The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-09

fOTm ana OF u0USu81 SIZE 4oS-
.Genevteye Clark, rose Is datnty
newly registered blossom, hasi
flowers In deep yelyety red from nyej
TO six inches across. and
GRANGE that has won II much praise
The Lady Ht1Hngdon" is a yei-I
low rose that promises to be a COM
mercial success because OF its steady
growth and the quality OF It's flowers
New roses are produced by by
brfdizing or crossing older s0ecaes
Of methods. but budding and cross.
poltnation are most important Bud
ding IS the grating OF a bud from
"a plant OF one variety onto the stem
of another Cross polination Is The
transfer of pollen from the blossom
OF one plant TO that Of another. by
means of a cameI's hear brush Ihts
IS a delicate operation. requiring
close attention Before the pollen
flower to receive 1t must be cut on.
and this must be done before IL Is
quite ripe. usually the night before
the flower is ready to OPEN
1t is usual to breed new roses for
some distinct purpose For instance
a cross between the American beauty
and a climbing rose produced the
American beauty climber, which
combines fragrant. luxurious flowers
with trailing stems. which can pc
used In decorative effects Frag-
rance is an object much sought for.
and unfortunately number of the
most attractive new roses are all
most odorless- Habit, form color.
freedom of bloom and hardness are
other desired qualifications. which
the careful breeder endeavors to Sc
cure in the selection Of the parent
plants dsigned to supply the new
variety
The development of the American
beauty rose gave the great impetus
to commercial rose-growing in this
country. This variety has been used
in producing many other toses which
have established themselves In popu-
lar favor The distinctive feature
OF the American beauty are its rich,
deep color. its strong fragrance. and
the sturdy stem which may grow to a
height of fifteen feet Thousands
of acres OF gIass-covered nurseries
are still given over to the produc-
ton of this rose for commercial pur-
poses. while ross-breeding has pro-
duced number of varieties having
many Of its good Qualities but adapt
ed to indoor growing.
Aside from its aesthetic value.
there is a prospect that the rose
will become of economic value IN
this country. when certain dihcul-
ties have been overcome The Ar
linston experiment farms include an
other rose garden which has never
been described It IS known as the
perfume garden. because roses are
being cultivated there for the pur-
pose of experimenting in the pro-
duction of perfumes. The chief
source OF altar of roses. in modern
times. has been the roses OF Bulgaria
but war has so disturbed that coun-
try as TO have materially interfered
with the rose crops Dr. Van Fleet
of the department OF agriculture IS
now able to prove that the roses of
Southern Europe, most used in per
grown in this country They are or
two varieties, the Gallicean or dam
ask rose. sometimes known as the
Damascus rose, and the centidores
or hundred-Ieaved rose. SO familiar
in old-fashtoned gardens
Experiments in the making OF per-
fuue have established the fact that
an American altar of roses can be
produced, which is of higher grade
than that imported from abroad
This is because IN order to increase
the amount OF oil, the European per-
! tuners use the whole blossom, in
Guiding the green calyx- This last
produces a waxy substance, materi-
ally Increasing the weight while
lowering the quality The American
method consists of Utilizing only the
petals These should be picked be-
tween seven and ten o'clock in the
morning. as the perfume Is volatile
and readily escapes when the roses
are exposed to the sun and air 1t
requires a ton and half OF rose Pc
tails to produce a single pound Of
oil One of the d1rticu1ues regard
ing perfume making in this country
IS to obtain labor II the expert
ments now being conducted warrant
the development of such an industry
here, 1t can best be fostered by max
| ing it community enterprise. where
children. and others not capable OF
heavy or continued labor. may de-
vote two or three hours daily to
rose gathering