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  • Shh! Shamrock is a sham!

    03/17/2006 1:04:01 PM PST · by Coleus · 11 replies · 596+ views
    NorthJersey.com ^ | 03.17.06 | SHAWN POGATCHNIK
    Shh! Shamrock is a sham! DUBLIN, IrelandFor one week a year, nursery owner Cecil Geddis is knee-deep in shamrock, the delicate three-leafed plant that people the world over associate with Ireland and St. Patrick's Day.  "You have to move fast in this business. Nobody wants to buy a shamrock on March 18," said Geddis, whose nursery has produced 80,000 shamrock plants, most shipped out in cartons bearing leprechaun decorations and labeled: "Authentic shamrock -- grown in Ireland."While wearing a freshly cut shamrock is a fading tradition in Ireland, a few savvy growers and seed merchants are wooing foreign buyers and...