April 3, 1909 



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the Carnation Society, and also those 

 seen at several establishments which I 

 have visited. The show in Boston two 

 weeks ago brought out many of the 

 favorites, and at that time it was pos- 

 sible to judge several varieties as to 

 their keeping qualities on account of 

 the long distance they had traveled 

 before being staged. 



Biiy State has shown up well wher- 

 ever exhibited. It shows good keeping 

 qualilies and is a large, bold, attrac- 

 tive ilower, with excellent stem. There 

 seems to be no other veriegated in sigi.t 

 to compete with this variety. 



Apple Blossom is a very well formed 

 flower, with the general color effect 

 resembling Prosperity, but not as deep 

 in color as the latter (quite often com- 

 ing all white). The stem is very good, 

 and it is surely a good traveler as well 

 as an attractive novelty. 



Pink Delight has been well thought 

 of by nearly every one who has seen 

 it, especially those who have seen the 

 plants growing at Lafayette. The 

 blooms are not very large, but enough 

 so for commercial purposes, and the 

 form and stem are very good. It is a 

 true salmon pink, and should take well 

 with the public. As a producer it 

 seems to give excellent results. 



While at Lafayette we saw a large 

 number of seedlings of all colors and 

 types, but two scarlets and a crimson 

 stand the strongest in my memory. 

 They will be undoubtedly heard from 

 later. I believe one of the scarlets — 

 Hoosier Lad — is to be introduced next 

 season. The latter is a fancy bloom, 

 with good color and the growth is 

 heavy and strong in every way. 



W. N. Rudd also showed a very 

 promising crimson which is still under 



number. The form of bloom, stem and 

 color are good, and it is claimed to be 

 a good producer and a clean grower. 



Ruby has been shown well in a num- 

 ber of exhibitions. It is a fancy 

 bloom, having excellent form and 

 stem. The color is not too dark, and 

 as a keeper it outpoints the average 

 crimson grown heretofore. The growth 

 is ideal, free, upright and clean. 



A vase of crimson shown in Boston 

 by F. R. Pierson Co. was also very at- 

 tractive. This variety should be heaid 

 from later, as it holds up well with 

 the best in sight, as to color, form and 

 stem. 



If I were asked what variety of those 

 being introduced this year pleased me 

 most of all I have seen, it would be 

 hard tor me to decide. But I must say 

 a few words in particular for May Day. 

 In this variety we find a shade of color 

 which had been lacking among our 

 commercial sorts. The color is a clear, 

 lively satin pink, but that is not say- 

 ing enough. We cannot find any 

 standard variety to compare it with. 

 When Enchantress of good color is 

 placed beside it, May Day receives all 

 the attention. It is in the Enchantress 

 shade but a great improvement; the 

 stem is strong and graceful, of good 

 length and, judging from the plants 

 seen growing at Richmond, we would 

 call it a good producer. 



The Chas. Knopf Floral Co. have a 

 seedling named Admiration, to be in- 

 troduced next year, which should take 

 well with the growers. The points of 

 excellency in this variety are, in a 

 few words, large handsomely formed 

 blooms, strong stem, and ideal c^lyx. 

 The color is the most attractive point, 

 however, it being an even, soft pink. 



deeper than Enchantress, with no 

 salmon, and it does not fade out at the 

 edges. 



Sangamo and Superba are both ex- 

 cellent varieties, having very long 

 stems, with sufficient strength to hold 

 the flowers erect. They are both good 

 keepers. 



Dorothy Gordon resembles Rose Pink 

 Fluchantress very much, but is a de- 

 cided improvement over that sort. 



In whites, we have several showing 

 up well. Shasta has attracted consid- 

 erable attention by its nearly perfect 

 form and pure glistening white peti's 

 and good keeping qualities. Mrs. .7. C. 

 Vaughan impresses me as a white 

 from which we may expect something 

 good. The flower is well built, loose 

 and attractive, and it is of good size 

 and of excellent stem. I have not seen 

 it growing, but from reports of those 

 who have, would say that it is free and 

 clean. The cuttings at any rate are 

 starting out in good shape, showing a 

 vigorous habit. 



Although the bloom of Georgia is 

 not yen' large, it is of good commer- 

 cial size, and if it will produce freely 

 this variety should prove valuable. It 

 is a good keeper and the color pure 

 white. 



I neglected to mention among the 

 scailets Mrs. O. P. Bassett, which was 

 shown in Indianapolis. In the scarlet 

 classes it showed up well, and we hope 

 to, find in this one a profitable variety. 

 Some growers have been disappointed 

 in Beacon this year, and with victory 

 steadily losing friends, there is room 

 for a good commercial scarlet. 



For some years back, the market has 

 been bare of yellow carnations, but 

 there are now three in sight. It re- 



