ROSES ALL THE WAY.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 15 November 1920, Page 3

ROSES ALL THE WAY.

A SARCASTIC EFFUSION. The extravagant language used by some raisers of new varieties of roses has led a contributor to an English journal to pen the following sarcastic (-'fusion, describing a few seedlings of his own introduction:— •'Lady Maureen Stewart. (Hybrid Tea). —A gloriously-finished globular slightly imbricated cupped bloom with \ clvety black scarlet cerise shellshaped petals, whose reflex is solid pure orangey nmroou without vcining. An excellent bloom, ideal shape, brilliant and non-fading colour with heavy mush odour. Erect growth and flowerstalk. Foliage max and leathery and not too large. A very floriferons and beautiful rose. 21s each." Why not also these?— David (Hybrid Tory-Lib.). A J gloriously - finished true-blue-slightly- j imbricated-with-red-flag coalition Tose j whose deep globular head with ornate decorative calyx retains its perfect j exhibition - cross - question - hostile - amendment symmetry of form -without blueing or burning in the hottest Westminster sun. Its smiling peach and cerise endearments terminating in black scarlet, shell-shaped waxy Berlin ultimata are carried on an admirably rigid peduncle. Equally vigorous in all parts of Europe. Superbly ram-, pant. Not on sale. Austen (Tea and most other things). —This bottomless-cupped bank-paper-v.hite - edged - and - rimmed - witb-tape-pink-margin bloom, the reflex of. whose never-fading demand notes is velvety black thunder-cloud with lightning - flash six - months - in • the second-division veinations, has never been known to be too full. It is sugported by a landlordly stalk of the utmost cxeess-profits-war-profits-minor-profits rigidity. A decorative, acquisitive and especially captivating rose, and already something more than a popular favourite. ISs in £l. Sir Thomas (Ceylon and India Tea). —This true sport from the British bull-dog rose, has a slightly globular double - hemisphere - popular greatlydesiring - and - deserving - to - be - cupped bloom whose pearly prescrvedcream flesh is delicately flushed and mottled with tinned salmon and dried apricot. Rich golden and bankingaccount stamina, foliage deep navy blue with brass buttons and a snperb fragrance of western ocean. Its marvellous try-try-try-again floriferousness in all weathers is the admiration of all beholders. Price no object.