Copyright, 1899, by 

 rUORISTS' PUBLISHING CO.. 520-S35 Caxton Bulldlnft, CtllCAGO. 



Vol. m. 



CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, JANUARY J 9, 1899. 



No. 60. 



CARNATION JUBILEE. 



The illustration is from a photo- 

 graph taken Dec. 16, 1S98, and shows 

 a house of carnation jubilee as grown 

 at H. W. Buckbee's, Rockford, 111. 



Cuttings for these plants were put 

 into sand in February of the same 

 year. They were potted into 2%-inch 

 pots in March and placed in a green- 

 house near the glass in a temperature 

 of 45 degrees at night. The young 

 plants made a strong, heavy growth 

 and were induced to branch after be- 



ing topped once. The latter part of 

 April they were planted into the open 

 ground, receiving a weekly cultivating 

 with a Gem cultivator. Aside from 

 this and keeping the ground clear of 

 weeds, they were gone over and topped 

 every two weeks until Aug. 15. 



About Sept. 1st they were taken up 

 and planted in the house, using a fair- 

 ly heavy sod soil to which was added 

 one-fourth well rotted manure. The 

 plants began flowering early in Oc- 

 tober and have been blooming steadily 



ever since, and were in full crop for 

 the holidays, realizing $8.00 per hun- 

 dred wholesale during this time. 



Jubilee certainly may be classed 

 among the "money making" carna- 

 tions. We have been growing it for 

 the past three years and believe it to 

 be one of the best varieties ever in- 

 troduced. Mr. John Hartje, the raiser, 

 as well as Mr. E. G. Hill, the intro- 

 ducer, should be given great credit for 

 having originated and disseminated 

 so grand a variety. S. A. BAUR. 



House of Jubile? Carnations at H. W, Buckbee's, Rockford, III, 



