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HORTICULTURE 



January 2S, 1908 



THREE PROMISING CARNATIONS. 



Growers of carnations would find 

 much to interest them at the establish- 

 ment of James D. Cockcroft, North- 

 port, L. I., one of the largest plants 

 devoted exclusively to the cultivation 

 of carnations east of New York. Be- 

 sides the best of the standard varieties 

 the principal attractions are the three 

 new varieties, Harvard (crimson), 

 Faust (scarlet) and Georgia (fringed 

 white), originated by Mr. Cockcroft. 



The following extract from a letter 

 from one of the leading wholesale 

 florists of New York shows the popu- 

 larity and ready sale of these novel- 

 ties: 



"Georgia we cousider to be the best 

 white carnation coming to New York and 

 can easily sell from 50 to 100 per cent, 

 more than regular white. 



"Harvard we think to he the best dark 

 red coming here; easier to sell at double 

 the price of any other dark red. 

 "Yours truly, 

 (Signed) "TRAENDLY & SCHKJfGK." 



Harvard, 

 "rtiis new crimson carnation origi- 

 nated four years ago. The raisers in- 

 form us that it is the result of a cross 

 between Prosperity and Gen. Maeeo, 

 combining the magnificent size and 

 stem of the former with the freedom 

 and rapid growth of the latter, the 

 flowers measuring from 3 1-2 to 4 inches 

 in diameter, being symmetrical and well 

 built and splendid keepers and ship- 

 pers. A critical examination by a dis- 

 interested party just before Christmas 

 of the 5000 plants now being grown 

 disclosed not a single case of split 

 calyx. The stems are stiff and wiry 

 at all seasons, averaging about 24 



Harvard 



inches in length. The plant comes into 

 bloom early and, continuing through- 

 out the season, every shoot produces a 

 well-formed flower. 



Faust. 

 This scarlet variety is a shade 

 brighter than Victory with wiry stems 

 averaging 20 to 24 inches. The flowers 

 are of medium size, well built up, with 

 a perfect calyx. It is a strong grower, 

 coming into bloom very early and its 

 extreme productiveness recommends it 



for commercial use, especially as at 

 Christmas it is in full crop. 

 Georgia. 

 Among the whites on the market 

 Georgia stands in a class by itself as 

 a commercial variety in productive- 

 ness, and a fancy in size, fragrance and 

 form. This variety James D. Cock- 

 croft intends to introduce next year. 



CARNATIONS IN NEW BEDFORD. 



A. B. Hathaway writes us that car- 

 nation crops have been very fine aboui 

 New Bedford, Mass., this season. 

 Winsor, grown by its originator, Peter 

 Murray, has made a new record. The 

 Lloyd, H. A. Jahn's new white, has 

 ( reated a sensation, the cut from 10,000 

 plants just before Christmas being 

 very heavy and the flowers averaging 

 civer three inches in diameter. S. S. 

 Peckham, who has now given up the 

 retail trade, E. Y. Pierce and R. U. 

 Woodhouse, are all large growers of 

 carnations in this neighborhood, the 

 i-iueen and Fair Maid being the varie- 

 ties most extensively grown but it is 

 in the air that the Lloyd bids fair 

 to distance all other whites in their 

 future plantings. 



A Vase of Georgia 



WHITE FAIR MAID. 



Tliis pure white sport of the useful 

 and universall.v popular pink Fair 

 ^Maid, which forms the subject of our 

 frontispiece, originated with R. K. 

 Jloir, and is being disseminated by 

 A\elch Bros., Boston. It needs no In- 

 troduction; the picture shows what it 

 is and the experienced commercial 

 grower will have no trouble In recog- 

 nizing the brand. 



