. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1128 The American Florist. Dec. lb. GREENflOUSER'S OBSERVATIONS. stealing: the Thunder. For much too long it has been the custom of florists to get hold of a vari- ety, unknown in their locality, and, if it proves a good thing, to rename it and call it after their own place. A raiser, for instance, will send out a new carnation, a chrysanthemum or a rose and Mr. Florist in the small town im- mediately gets hold of it. propagates it and when the first flowers are fit for market robs it of its name and pedi- gree an
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1128 The American Florist. Dec. lb. GREENflOUSER'S OBSERVATIONS. stealing: the Thunder. For much too long it has been the custom of florists to get hold of a vari- ety, unknown in their locality, and, if it proves a good thing, to rename it and call it after their own place. A raiser, for instance, will send out a new carnation, a chrysanthemum or a rose and Mr. Florist in the small town im- mediately gets hold of it. propagates it and when the first flowers are fit for market robs it of its name and pedi- gree and gives it a name of his own. ?When his friends ask him about it says he has purchased the entire stock from the raiser or else he raised it himself and gives the parentage and all par- ticulars glibly. After a while, having told these lies so often, he almost be- lieves them himself and "Brown's Beauty," "Smith's Surprise" or "Rob- inson's Record" becomes a well-known factor in the local market. The faker gets the credit for what has cost the raiser many years of earnest effort and hard work, while the latter is not thought of in the matter at all. A flagrant case of this kind occurred to the writer's knowledge quite recent- ly. That beautiful rose. Radiance, raised by our veteran friend, John Cook of Baltimore, was tried out in a southern California establishment and so well did it thrive that the proprie- tor, in order to prevent other growers getting the variety, named it after his place, a place that is absolutelj' un- known tc the trade generally. Now Radiance is a suitable name for this charming rose when it thrives so well as it does in sunny southern Califor- nia. Its color has a luminous charac- ter that is totally different from all others; it is a magnificent grower, throwing fine flowers from every shoot, is not a cropper and is one of the best money makers ever sent out. And it is only lair that John Cook should have all the credit th
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