Title: The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade
Identifier: americanfloristw40amer (find matches)
Year: 1885 (1880s)
Authors: American Florists Company
Subjects: Floriculture; Florists
Publisher: Chicago : American Florist Company
Contributing Library: UMass Amherst Libraries
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1909. The American Plorist. 75 NEW ROSE WHITE KILLARNEY We Know You Will Want to Buy White Killarney.
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F. R. PIERSON CO., Every live, progressive, up-to-date grower who has seen it is buying it; but when you buy White Killarney, be sure you get the right White Killai-ney (the Waban variety). When you buy from us you get the variety that has been exhibited and certificated and the one that has attracted such favorable mention. There have been several white sports of Killarney which are very much inferior to the White Killarney that we have been offering and exhibiting—the one that has made the reputation for White Killarney. The superiority of our sport is admitted even by those who have the other sports. It may seem strange, but the bud of White Killarney is much larger and fuller than the bud of the pink Killarney. If you are in the vicinity of Nevs' York, we should be glad to have you call and see White Killarney growing at our Scarborough range, and you will say at a glance—as everyone who has seen it growing—that it is by far the best white rose that has ever been placed on the market. It is not only a good winter-flowering rose, but is good the entire year, for which reason it will supersede Bride and Kaiserin, neither of which covers the entire season. In addition to this, it is a splendid shipper. We have shipped (lowers as far as Dallas, Texas, and they have reached destination in perfect order. In confirmation of this statement, we take pleasure in reproducing a letter just re- ceived from Mr. Willis N. Rudd, Sec- retary of the Society of American Flor- ists, dated January 18th, in which he writes as follows: "Dear Mr. Piersos:—1 cannot refrain from writing you and expressing my ad- miration forthe VVliite Killarney as shown at Chicago on Thursday. It is an ex- quisitely beautiful thing and attracted much attention. I took half the blooms home with me. and they were finer on Saturday than they were at the show. The record is that these blooms were shipped from Tarrytown. staged and exhibited during the afternoon. Thev were then carelessly wrapped up in a box, and re- mained in that box until one o'clock Fridiy morning, at which lime I reached home; improved in quality up to Saturday, and were in fairly presentable condition on Sunday. "In addition tobeing the most beautiful white rose of its class which I have seen, this demonstrates its splendid keepins and shippingqualities. W. N. Rudd." We were awarded Silver Cup at National Flower Show, Chicago, for best new rose with White Killarney. We have a fine stock of White Kil- larney but, owing to the large number of orders that are constantly being booked, if you want early delivery, it will be wise to place your order before long. Better do it now while you think of it. You will regret it if you do not buy it this season in quantity, and you will not regret it if you do. It is the best new rose that has been introduced in years. Strong Plants, 2 1-4 inch pots, own roots, $30.00 per 100; 250 for $70.00; 500 for $125.00; 1000 for $250.00. Grafted plants, $5 per 100 additional Tarrytown=on=Hudson, New York.

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