. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igi6. The American Florist. 223 There have been other sports of Kil- larney, viz.: Dark Red and the Dou- ble Killarney, but these two sorts have been dropped almost entirely. Double White Killarney has a place and is considered by a great many growers to be a decided acquisition in a white forcing rose. It is certainly su- perior in summer to the old White Kil- larney in its keeping qualities. Madame P. Euler is finding favor with a great many growers on the Pacific slope, and under the bright sunshine and is dese
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igi6. The American Florist. 223 There have been other sports of Kil- larney, viz.: Dark Red and the Dou- ble Killarney, but these two sorts have been dropped almost entirely. Double White Killarney has a place and is considered by a great many growers to be a decided acquisition in a white forcing rose. It is certainly su- perior in summer to the old White Kil- larney in its keeping qualities. Madame P. Euler is finding favor with a great many growers on the Pacific slope, and under the bright sunshine and is deservedly popular with all who love a fine bud and a beautiful rose, but it has a tendency to mildew with- out provocation under seemingly good culture. It is a rose requiring careful handling of the ventilators. Chas. H. Totty offers Gorgeous and Cleveland, two of the Hugh Dickson productions. These are being put out with the endorsement of Mr. Totty, which certainly is warrant for their in- troduction. A. N. Pierson is sending out a Red. LUDWIG STAFF'S RANGE, ROCK ISLAND, ILL. and climatic conditions of California it will make a large place for itself. Our firm was the first to test and try out this rose after its introduction; we found a small percentage perfected themselves, but the major portion were bull-headed, as the growers use the term. If it succeeds in the eastern part of the United States, I shall be pleased to know it, for it is a beau- tiful rose when nicely developed. Lady Hillingdon has gone by the board, so to speak; a few are still grow- ing it, but its tendency to Hy open and its lack of petals, have been the deter- mining factors in its non-use. If a fine corsage and bowl rose is desired I can commend Tipperary as filling the bill. This rose is free in its production of bloom, and is greatly esteemed by our two stores, many pre- ferring it to Mrs. Aaron Ward. Ophelia—Certainly tliis magnificent variety deserves all the praise bestowed upon it; a seedling of
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