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Expert Opinions: Surely the Creator

Another one of "America's noblemen," G. A. Parker*, with exquisite feeling, thus portrays the possible influence of the rose on the lives of men, when, in telling of the rosegarden at Elizabeth Park, he says: "I have come to think of beauty as the love-letter of the Creator, through which He is wooing us unto Himself; for beauty is spiritual, and not physical. "A love-letter is a message into which the sender puts a part of his very self, and the one who receives it, in some mysterious way, weaves it into a part of his very life. It matters little what words are used or how the message is sent, providing it becomes a part of the sender and of the receiver. Surely the Creator uses a most beautiful form when He avails Himself of the roses to convey His message." Among the real rose-lovers now scattered widely over our great country, it is difficult to conceive of a finer loyalty than already exists toward the flower of their choice. Such devotion as theirs is bearing fruit. Better roses in their gardens are arousing more abundant admiration on the part of neighbors. This results in more "recruits." Rose societies spring up here and there. The members help each other, and more each one comes to know the joy of growing one's own roses. This is just what has been going on in many sections of our great country. The delights of rose-growing have been revealed to vastly increasing numbers of amateurs within the past few years. The "garden magazines" have helped. The "garden clubs" have been a prominent factor. There are, perhaps, half a dozen rose men lecturing† on this fascinating subject and forwarding the good work. All have helped, and the combined efforts of these various agencies are beginning to bloom into activities of great promise. *"American Rose Annual," 1916, pages 71, 72. † A list of these will be furnished on request.