December 10, 1910 



HORTICULTURE 



819 



CARNATION HOUSES AND SELEC- 

 TION OF VARIETIES. 



Kxtnict fniin ;i piipt'i- liy W. T. Bell. 



In regard to the style and size of 

 planthoiises for the proper cultivation 

 of carnations, ideas differ; and will 

 continue to do so: although at present 

 the tendency seems to be in favor of 

 longer and wider houses; but some of 

 the finest carnation flowers that have 

 ever been produced were grown in 

 narrow houses, so narrow, indeed, that 

 in soif.e cases they were wide enough 

 for but one narrow bench; but the 

 man who grew them was careful not 

 to allow the ventilating sash to re- 

 main unopened during the whole of a 

 bright sunny day, nor to neglect the 

 watering until the plants hung their 

 heads from thirst. While good-sized 

 houses well lighted and conveniently 

 arranged are very desirable, success 

 does not depend so much on the style 

 of house as on the style of men in 

 charge of it. Houses three hundred 

 feet in length should be long enough 

 for any reasonable man, and equal- 

 span houses running north and south 

 do very well for growing carnations 

 In. 



The number of varieties that are 

 grown with profit at the present time 

 is so great, and is being so persistent- 

 ly added to, that it seems: unnecessary 

 to specify them or to say which are 

 the most profitable; and the beginner 

 in the business will do best to consult 

 some successful grower on this point; 

 and, after having had some experience, 

 to add to his stock for the purpose of 

 testing some of the most promising of 

 the new introductions, and retain those 

 that prove to be desirable. Notwith- 

 standing the very many fine sorts that 

 are now cultivated, better kinds than 

 are now in existence will be warmly 

 welcomed when they appear, as they 

 undoubtedly will; and this prospect 

 opens a new field to the thoughtful 

 carnation grower — the production of 

 new varieties. He may be fortunate 

 enough to have a sport or variation 

 from an existing kind originate on his 

 premises, which is a short cut to the 

 point aimed at, for which he will de- 

 serve no particular credit; but from 

 which, if it is a decided improvement 

 in color, size or habit, over those now 

 grown, he may derive a considerable 

 profit. 



The most promising way to proceed, 

 as V ell as the most interesting. Is to 

 resort to cross-fertilization, usually 

 called hybridizing, which term is In 

 this instance incorrect; as a hybrid is 

 the result of a cross between different 

 species of the same genus; while the 

 various kinds of carnations, as we 

 grow them, are simply different va- 

 rieties of the same species. He will 

 select for his experiments in cross- 



^*TWO NEW CARNATIONS FOR 19lP 



WHITE WONDER 



A 1006 Seedli[ig of White Perfection 

 and tlie largest and most productive 

 white variety we have yet produced. A 

 white carnation for every grower. 



GLORIOSA 



An attractive and pleasing shade of 



pure light pinli. It is darker than Pink 



Delight without the salmon cast and 



the color is distinct from any Pink 



variety in commerce. 



We consider these the best varieties in their colors we have yet introduced. 



Both are up to the high standard of quality and strictly commercial in production 



of blooms. 



Our very large stock will give us quantities of good .select cuttings early and 

 throughout the season. Notwithstanding our large sales of over 200,000 rooted cnt- 

 tings we are prepared to take good care of your order if placed now. 



Price of Kooted Cuttings 



( SlL'.OO per 100: .$100.00 per 1000 

 ! iloOO for .$237.50 

 ] 5000 for .$450.00 

 I 25 at 100 and 250 at 1000 rate. 

 For larger quantities prices on application 



ORDERS BOOKED NOW FOR DECEMBER AND JANUARY DELIVERY AND LATER 



Per luij Per 1000 



Pink Delight .$0.00 .$50.00 



Scarlet Glow 0.00 50.00 



Sliiista 6.00 50.00 



SaiiLiamo 6.00 50.00 



Dorothy Gordon 6.00 .50.00 



J. W. Riley 6.00 50.00 



Admiration 0.00 50.00 



Per 100 Per 1000 



Golden Ray $6.00 $50.00 



White Perfection 3.00 25.00 



Winona 3.00 25.00 



Enchantress 3.00 2.5.00 



White Enchantress 3.00 25.00 



Rose Pink Enchantress. 3.00 25.00 



Beacon 3.00 25.00 



OUR SPECIALTY IS STRONG WELl, ROOTED CUTTINGS OF CARNA- 

 TIONS. WE SlPl'LY THE BEST. 



LAFAYETTE 



F. DORNER & SONS CO., 



IND. 



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Gr^nd IM^^A/^ Oama-ti^n 



Outclasses everything heretofore grown in the dark pink class. 



Won first honors in the 100 class for best dark pink at the A. C. S. Meeting, 

 Pittsburgh, January, 1910, also at the Chicago Flower Show, November, 1909. 



It is a pure bright dark pink of even shade, size 3V2 inches, an early and con- 

 tinuous l)loonier. brings fully 25 per cent, more flowers to the plant than Lawson at 

 its best; flowers well shaped on long, wiry stems; calyx does not split. It is a good 

 shipper, and the cuttings root easy. 



Price per 100, $12.00; price per 1000, $100.00; price per 5000, $400.00; 25 at 100, 

 2.i0 at lUOO rates. Place your order now, to be in on early deliveries. 



NIC. ZWEIFEL, 



North Milwaukee, 

 Wisconsin 



breeding, parent kinds that seem to 

 combine the qualities he desires in the 

 looked-for progeny; and after grow- 

 ing and testing a few thousand seed- 

 lings, h" may be rewarded by the pro- 

 duction of a prodigy, which may in- 

 deed result from the very first pod of 

 seed produced; and when he has be- 

 stowed on it a plain short name, some- 

 what descriptive, if possible, and sold 

 the stock or a portion of it, for $10,000, 

 be the same more or less, he will prob- 

 ably feel repaid tor the time and trou- 

 ble expended on its production; and 

 if his efforts do not result so profitably 

 he will, at least, be repaid in a meas- 

 ure by the interesting experience he 

 has had. 

 The intelligent, observant and care- 



ful grower of carnations will soon be 

 able to distinguish the different varie- 

 ties he cultivates from each other by 

 inspection, guided by differences in ap- 

 pearance and habit that cannot be de- 

 scribed in words; and possessing this 

 faculty, if mixtures occur in his stock, 

 as they may, he will be able to iden- 

 tify and name the interlopers. He will 

 find the work in Its variety both 

 healthful and interesting; and, If lo- 

 cated within reach of a good market, 

 profitable as well. He may also, as a 

 result of experiments, discover some 

 improved methods in the culture and 

 care of his stock that will be of gen- 

 eral interest and benefit; and having 

 done so, will of course report the same 

 to the American Carnation Society. 



EARLY CUTTINGS 



125, OOO IMONA/ F^EXV^Y 



Enchantress, Perfection. Beacon, $3.00 per 100; $25.00 per 1000. 

 Enchantress, Wlnsor $2.50 per 100; $20.00 per 1000 



We can fill orders from 1000 to 100,000 and guarantee the stock 



Rose-pink Enchantreas, White 



J. D. THOMPSON CARNATION CO. 



JOLIET. ILL. 



