(30 Nov 1889)  Page(s) 50.  
 
From a pecuniary point of view, a blue rose would be no trifle, as a large standing premium is offered for the first production of this nature, by the Horticultural Society of Paris. It is said that the inventors of the "Augusta" rose made a profit of $20,000 on that one variety, which shows that the commercial value of roses has not depreciated since the days when Cleopatra spread for Anthony a carpet composed of $600 worth of rose leaves, and Nero expended £20,000 upon one festival for roses alone. So that the "blue rose man" has a fortune awaiting him.