. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. WILLIAM A. CLARKE. SIXT^ years .ago tcMlny. in the Clarke home in \ i II ?. Ky., Hie ;irri\al ui' one William A. \\;is the cause of mucli eiit !i u>ia^iM. nit'T three ^(?ore years of with life, this same William A. ( 'aike i> t r ?.•! ot' tin- Pittsburgh Cut Flower Co., Pittsburgh. Pa., li:i\ing iirrivcd at this |iositioii after a business career that would li:i\e been entitled l.\- Airier. • ' I'lum C:i<li to Treasuier. " lie is culled one of the ' • -raiol old men " ' of
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. WILLIAM A. CLARKE. SIXT^ years .ago tcMlny. in the Clarke home in \ i II ?. Ky., Hie ;irri\al ui' one William A. \\;is the cause of mucli eiit !i u>ia^iM. nit'T three ^(?ore years of with life, this same William A. ( 'aike i> t r ?.•! ot' tin- Pittsburgh Cut Flower Co., Pittsburgh. Pa., li:i\ing iirrivcd at this |iositioii after a business career that would li:i\e been entitled l.\- Airier. • ' I'lum C:i<li to Treasuier. " lie is culled one of the ' • -raiol old men " ' of western Peunsvl \ania, and he is not n\,\ ;it ;ill. .Mr. Clarke went to Pit tsburiih wln^n ;i child and starte(l his career as ;i cash boy in ;i retail iiu'ii t store. During the summer vacation periods of school ye:ii-s hi' worked in the nursery ot' the late ,I;iines \yardrop, at Sewickley. .\t the age of 17 he elltei-e,| the employ ot' the A. Klli(dt Co., where he remained fiU' sixteen year-. Tlieu he with iilliott Clam for five years and lift to hel|. organi/e the Pittsburgh Cut Flower Co. .\!r. is a member of the .\ being a Shriner, and represents tli ? wlioje-ale llower business in the club. N'ot inan\- of the climb rs were in bloom, but among the e;irly blo(UUers were noted the following; Paul "s Si-;irlet Climber ( W. , l!'l()). This rose, wlierexer we have ob served if. has been in splendid condi tion this ye;ir. .\t Ithaca its merits have been verified in other seasons. It- glori(Uis cidor and long ki^eping (piali ties wliile on the plant .are two of its merits. .\vi;itenr ( Faucpie, l!»P' rose in bud or flower is :\ decided .at traction to n its orange and \ ;| roOens ;illi;i : P, nl. pIlMli . a orre white lloweicil lixbrid ni;Josa, with fre,' Mocniing (pialities :iiil ;i trailine l-'or co\eriug or lioulders. this rose di'~er\cs to be bettel' known, as it remains ;i
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