Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 146, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 June 1915 — Wonderful Rose. [ARTICLE]

Wonderful Rose.

Many wonderful things are done by the Chinese, Japanese, and Siamese in raising flowers. One of their most remarkable productions is known as “the changeable rose.” The bloom of this rose is white in the shade and red in the sunlight. After dark, or when it is in a dark room, this rose has a pure waxy-white blossom. When it is taken into the sunlight, a wonderful transformation occurs. First the petals take on a kind of washed or faded blue color, which rapidly change to a faint blush or pink. The pink color gradually deepens in hue until at last this rose, which was lily white, becomes as red as the reddest peony that ever bloomed.