| Show A ran w altose it is curious that the greatest attraction of the chrysanthemum show should be a new rose magnificent clusters of which are to be found in the foyer it is called the american belle and it is a sport from the american beauty john burton of chestnut hill a great rose gr grower ower while growing ameri american beauties found this variation and this sport of nature will ill bring him a small fortune it happens that as the american beauty fades it grows darker and therefore loses its delicacy the sport is lighter and as it fades grows lighter still pales and pales like a fading maiden dying with unrequited love or con emption ump tion it is an artistic rose and has made a great eat hit it has taken two silver cups one at the new york show just closed it got a silver medal at the boston show and it takes the medal in the show here so of course it must be a beauty half a dozen firms of florists have offered to take all the flowers mr burton has at his own prices As yet he has made no cuttings for the ma market et so that he ha has a monopoly sf f the flower philadelphia times |
