. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. la The Weekly Florists' Review. December 28, THAT THREE-NAMED BOSE. A western rose grower asks the pub- lication of the following: "Antoine Eivoire is the correct name of the rose frequently offered as Prince de Bulgaria or as Mrs. Taft. The spell- ing, according to the catalogue of the raiser, Pernet-Ducher, is as here given, not Eevoire, as frequently written. There is another Pernet-Ducher rose named Prince de Bulgarie, but it is distinct from Antoine Eivoire. The confusion came about through the va- riety Antoine Eivoire, minus the
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. la The Weekly Florists' Review. December 28, THAT THREE-NAMED BOSE. A western rose grower asks the pub- lication of the following: "Antoine Eivoire is the correct name of the rose frequently offered as Prince de Bulgaria or as Mrs. Taft. The spell- ing, according to the catalogue of the raiser, Pernet-Ducher, is as here given, not Eevoire, as frequently written. There is another Pernet-Ducher rose named Prince de Bulgarie, but it is distinct from Antoine Eivoire. The confusion came about through the va- riety Antoine Eivoire, minus the label, getting into the hands of a Washington florist who gave it the name of Mrs. Taft. Then A. N. Pierson, Inc., Crom- well, Conn., got hold of it and it made a hit. Knowing that Mrs. Taft was not the correct name, and wanting to get it straight, Pierson sought to iden- tify it and accepted the verdict of a celebrated French rose grower, to whom stock was sent, that it was Priuce de Bulgarie. Later it was proved to be Antoine Eivoire. There now seems to be no question about it, so the trade should cease to use the names of Taft and Bulgarie for this variety (there being other though little grown sorts by both these names), and use only the name Antoine ; Submitting the proof of the above to A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn., for verification of the statements of fact, Wallace E. Pierson writes: "Eeplying to your letter of December 15, would state regarding the clipping relating to the rose Antoine Eivoire that while in the main it is true, I do not care to advocate a policy which we do not intend to live up to. "This rose was called Mrs. Taft be- fore we got it, and is known in the New York, Philadelphia and Boston cut flower markets as Mrs. Taft and is extremely popular. If we should advo- cate changing the name to Antoine Eivoire it would be a shortsighted policy. Whether the name is worth any- thing in the trade or not is the question, but the fac
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