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December 14, ]9iiT 



A MODEL CARNATION ESTAB 

 LISHMENT. 



The F. R. Pierson Company's carna- 

 tion houses at Scarborough, N. Y., are 

 undoubtedly the finest structures in 

 the world devoted to carnation culture. 

 Each of their four lofty greenhouses 

 <;overs fully half an acre of ground, and 

 altogether they shelter nearly S0,000 

 plants, of which 40,000 are the popular 

 Winsor. It was a bold undertaking to 

 chance half of the entire capacity of 

 so large an establishment on a single 

 variety, but Mr. Pierson has the figures 

 from last year's returns to give him 

 courage and so far as known no rival 

 for this well-liked soft and pure pink 

 flower is yet in sight. 



Next in the appreciation of Mr. Pier- 

 son comes the white Enchantress. 

 Like Winsor it gives evidence of su- 

 perb vigor and productiveness. The 

 blooms average three and a half inches 

 In diameter and have all other qualifi- 

 cations to match. White Perfection 

 is there also, but a good many split 

 flowers are in evidence which is not 

 the case with the two varieties pre- 

 viously named. 



Scarlets have been narrowed down 

 to three varieties — Beacon, Victory 

 and Red Chief, the two first-named 

 being preferred. Beacon is a little 

 brighter than either of the other two, 

 but Victory is keeping well up on pro- 

 ductiveness and especially on that 

 most desirable of all qualities, long 

 endurance after cutting. Between 

 Variegated Lawson and Mrs. Patten 

 which are the only white-striped varie- 

 ties grown, the latter gives the best 

 satisfaction. Helen Gould and Rose 



Pink Enchantress are inclined to ir- 

 regularity of color and much care 

 must be exercised in the matter of cut- 

 ting the flowers on account of the 

 quickness with which the color 

 changes if picking is not done at the 

 proper moment. The light pink Law- 

 son or Melody suffers somewhat from 

 its short stem early in the season but 

 it is a most excellent keeper and ship- 

 per. 



The greater part ot Mr. Pierson's 

 carnations are grown on benches, but 

 in one house there are several solid 

 beds of Winsor which make an equally 

 good appearance. It is doubtful it 

 80,000 carnations are to be found any- 

 where so perfect in health and so uni- 

 formly excellent as Mr. Pierson has to 

 show, and it would certainly pay any 

 carnation grower well to make the 

 trip to see these splendid modern 

 houses and their contents. No manure 

 or stimulant in any form is given the 

 plants, neither are they syringed. Fu- 

 migation once a week, whether a green 

 fly is to be found or not, in about the 

 only operation outside of the usual 

 care of watering, disbudding and pick- 

 ing. At the present time the cut is 

 about 2500 a day. 



Carnation growers have no more 

 discouraging and pestilent trouble to 

 contend with than splitting of the 

 calyx. The season is now approaching 

 when this bad habit is liable to break 

 out and consequently it behooves all 

 those who want to be fore-handed to 

 read about the M. & D. artificial calyx 

 in the advertising columns of this 

 paper. 



INCORPORATED. 



Holton & Hunkel Greenhouse Co., 

 Milwaukee, Wis., by F. H. Holton, H. 

 V. Hunkel and A. E. Brown. 



The Howell Greenhouse Co., How- 

 ell. Mich.: Myra A. McFee, N. R. 

 Chamberlain and N. L. Chamberlain; 

 capital, $10,000. 



White Knchantress R. C. this stock origi- 

 nated with and grown by me is the very best, $6.00 per 

 100; 50.00 per 1000. KiichaMlresf*, light pink, $2.50 

 per 100; $20.00 per 1000. Lawtton* $2,00 per 100; 

 Si 5.00 per 1000. loid. light pink, $2.00 per 100: 

 $15.00 per 1000. Queen, white, $2.00 per 100; $15.00 

 per Tooo. The Relle, $2.^0 per 100; $20,00 per 1000. 



FRANK H. KIMBERLY, 



631 Townsend Avenue. New Haven, Conn, 



ROOTED 

 CUTTINGS 



CARNAIIONS 



Winona, color, true clear pink, comes near- 

 est to Fiancee but a different type flower. 

 Growth on order of Scott f>ut vastly improved 

 in every respect. Early fl iwers in quantity 

 and on long stems. Does not burst its calyx. 

 Fine, shapely, active growth. In color and 

 productiveness it is without an equal. Orders 

 booked now and filled in strict rotation. $12 

 per too, .Si 00 per 1000. 

 White Perfection, pure white. We have 

 a large stock. -9^ per 100, $25 per 1000. 



F.OORNER&SONSCO. 



LA FAYETTE, IND. 



Carnation Cuttings 



Both standard varieties and novelties. 

 Stock guaranteed to be first-class. Address, 



S. S. SKIDELSKY 



1741 North 18th Street, Philadelphia 



