FAMOUS ROSE GROWERS

Evening Star, Issue 20194, 6 June 1929, Page 17

FAMOUS ROSE GROWERS

VISITING ENGLISH NURSERYMEN MESSRS H. AND F, MORSE WELCOMED Two visitors to New Zealand at the present time are Mr Henry Morse and his son, Mr Frederick Morse, of Norwich, England, and. they are ..now in Dunedin. • Both are famous growers of roses at Home, tho nursery of which the father is head covering an area of some fifty acres. Last evening, in the Vedic Cafe, representatives of the various gardening bodies of tho city welcomed tho visitors, the president- of tho Dunedin branch of the Horticultural Institute (Hon. T. K. Sidey, M.L.C.) being in the chair. Several ladies wore responsible for tho floral decorations-on the tables, the predominant flowers bcinc; rosea, which looked remarkably fins for this time of the yea r. After reading apologies from several well-known citizens for non-attendance, tho Chairman, on behalf of tho Horticultural ■lnstitute,_ extended a hearty welcome to tho visitors, and_ in doing so spoko of the dominion institution that ho represented. Ho explained its many aims and objects, and said it was able to give a diploma which would show that Ihe recipient was competent in the work of gardening. Most •of - thoso present, he said, would know tho vositors by tho l oses which bore their names. He then told something of the work don© by both in England. Mr H. Hollingworlh (Dunedin Gardening' Club), Mr J. I’cnnio (Otago Nurserymen’s Association! and Mr G. Skene (Dunedin Seed Merchants’ Association) also welcomed the visitors. '['he Hon. G. M. Thomson then spoke briefly of gardening as it was many years ago, and compared it with tho gardening done now. Mr Henry Morse said it would he a pruud day 11-11011 ho meditated on what he had seen in different countries in the way of plant life. Dunedin, he said, was fortunate in having such a, man as Mr Tamiock, who had evidently made a, long and earnest study of gardening. Ho also mentioned other prominent men in the gardening world in New Zealand, and then told of some of tho seeds he was home with him. 'Dig method of growing various kinds of roses in England right from the planting to tho time they were in full bud was explained by Air Morse, who also gave several good tips which would benefit the growth of roses. Speaking of the judging of roses, Air Morse said that the flowers were judged by different shapes, which should be full and well developed, according to their characters. Some classes of roses which were well known he had never seen looking liner than in New Zealand. In closing, he advised everyone to do anything well, and to keen a constant watch on Ibo progress of the. roses. New roses which are to bo brought into this country wore then touched upon by Air Frederick Morse. Next June the rose known as tho Flamingo, n, decidedly more vigorous grower than Lady Inchiquin, would be introduced into New Zealand. The Duchess of Athol, Elizabeth of York (a rose of a very beautiful shade), Gloria, Mnndi, Golden Gleam, and many other varieties would he brought into the dominion and cultivated.

Supper was then served, and those present entered into convcrsatininvhich was mainly centred on the growing of flowers.