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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



NOVEMBER 2, 1899. 



Grand New Pink Carnation 



THE MARQUIS 



100,000 Already Sold. 



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AS RECEIVED FIVE FIRST-CLASS CERTIFICATES. 



including that of the American Carnation Society, and the Silver Cup at Phil- 

 adelphia for best Pink, also Silver Medal of the Massachusetts Horticultural 

 Society at Boston. It is, without doubt, the finest Pink Carnation ever in- 

 troduced, and has been so pronounced by experts. 



ITS COLOR 



is distinctive, being unlike that of any other Carna- 

 tion. It is a TRUE PINK, with no trace of purple 

 or magenta. It is an exquisite shade, soft and rich, 

 and possesses a peculiar glow which makes it very 

 attractive. It is equally beautiful by artificial light 

 or daylight. 



ITS FORM 



is exceptionally perfect. It is very full and double 

 and unusually well rounded and built up in the 

 center. Its petals are beautifully serrated and 

 quilled, giving it a unique and very graceful form. 

 Its calyx is strong and ample and does not burst. 



ITS SIZE 



is phenominal — y/ 2 to 4 inches in diameter under 

 ordinary culture — and often exceeds that. 



ITS STEMS 



are strong and average 2 to 3 feet in length. 



ITS FRAGRANCE 



is delightful. 



ITS KEEPING QUALITIES 



are excellent. Cut flowers will keep from one to 

 two weeks. Flowers shipped from Syracuse to 

 Chicago have kept finely for eight days after 

 their receipt. 



IT IS VERY PROLIFIC, 



at least as free as the freest of the standard varie- 

 ties and far freer than any other large variety. It 

 makes no "grass." Every growth produces a 

 flower. It is an absolute!) continuous bloomer. 



ITS HABIT 



is strong, vigorous and healthy- free from rust or 

 other diseases. 



IT PROPAGATES READILY. 



The loss in propagating is practically nothing. 



IT LIFTS EASILY 



and, owing to the mass of fibrous roots it makes, 

 receives no perceptible check. 



In a word, its COLOR, FORM, SIZE, FRAGRANCE, STEM and HABIT are ideal. 



Strong rooted Cuttings, March to April, 1900, $10.00 per 100, $75.00 per 1000. 



H. A. DREER, Philadelphia. 

 C. W. WARD, Queens, N. Y. 

 AUGUST R0LKER & SONS, New York 

 JOHN N. MAY, Summit, N. J. 



FOR SALE BY.... 



F. D0RNER & SONS CO., Lafayette, Ind. 

 F. R. PIERS0N, Tarrytown-on-Hudson, N. Y. 



E. G. HILL & CO., Richmond, Ind. 

 B0BBINK & ATKINS, Rutherford, N. J. 



VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, New York and Chicago. 



L E. MARQIIISEE, Syracuse, N. Y. 



