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HORTICULTURE 



December 11. 1909 



About New Carnations 



"The present season, which had 

 ;given no special promise of any 

 strong favorites among the new intro- 

 ductions, has now brought forward 

 several new sorts which are quite 

 sure to attract no small amount of 

 attention. There are several varieties 

 which surely have qualities deserving 

 the attention of all carnation growers. 



Such varieties as Admiration, Dor- 

 othy Gordon. Sangamo, Shasta and 

 the two well-known sorts. Alma Ward 

 and Mrs. C. W. Ward, furnish the ex- 

 "pert with promising varieties to say 

 the least. Besides these already men- 

 tioned there are Mary Tolman, Con- 

 ■quest and Scarlet Glow to be included 

 -with the list which is steadily length- 

 ening. 



Admiration was closely inspected 

 'last season by visitors to the carna- 

 tion convention in Indianapolis and 

 :made many friends at that time. It 

 would be surprising if this variety did 

 mot fulfil expectations. The growth is 

 'very strong, clean and healthy. The 

 stem is stiff and the flower very at- 

 tractive. The flower is a satiny, clear 

 pink, between Winsor and Winona, 

 which holds well through all degrees 

 ■ of sunshine and it is a grand keeper 

 :and shipper. 



Dorothy Gordon and Sangamo both 



Admiration 



appear to be sterling sorts, and are 

 especially promising in the general 

 habit of growth. 



Mrs. C. W. Ward and Alma Ward 

 have been admired by carnation grow- 

 ers for some time and there is no 



Alma Ward 



doubt that many will be glad to be 

 able to get stock of these varieties. 



Mary Tolman should sell well for 

 its color alone if for no other reason. 

 It is a light pink with plenty of life 

 and a favorite in the retail trade. 



Conquest may be termed a fancy, 

 somewhat after the style of the old 

 favorite Prosperity, but having a pink 

 background instead of white. It is 

 very attractive and it is hoped that 

 this sort will fill the place left vacant 

 by Prosperity. 



Scarlet Glow will be remembered 

 by those visiting the carnation con- 

 vention in Indianapolis last season, 

 as it was shown in excellent form and 

 also gave a good impression to those 

 seeing it growing at Lafayette. 



Shasta has many good points, one 

 of the strongest being keeping quali- 

 ties. The color is clear and always 

 true, form is good and in general It 

 seems to be a good sort. 



An item of considerable importance 

 as regards the value of any of these 

 varieties is keeping qualities. This 

 must be considered, as it is becoming 

 of more vital importance each season. 

 We must have sorts with good habit 

 of growth, freedom and several other 

 qualifications, but the keeping quali- 

 ties are too often considered of little 

 importance. This will not do, as it is 

 largely because of this quality that 

 the carnation is such a strong favo- 

 rite among flower buyers and it is 

 every carnation grower's interest to 

 do everything possible to increase 

 this popularity. 



