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HORTl CULTXJ RE 



November 4, 1905 



I Variegated Lawson Carnation i 



A PHENOMENAL VARIETY 



This beautiful caruatlon, which we 

 ever sent out, but one of the most popu 

 lar conception of a variegated flower ordi 

 proved an exception to the rule, on accou 

 the popularity of a variety 



troduceri this spring, we are swre will prove not ouly the best variegated carnation 

 and profitable carnations in any jolor that has ever been Introduced. The popu- 

 ily is that It is not so desirable at, s solid color, but Variegated Lawson has 

 of its exceeding beauty and delicacy, i.' nur own retail sales are any Index of 

 then Variegated Lawson is bound to be a winner, as tlie lcts of this sold more readily than 

 those o'f any other variety. 



Aside from Its Inherent value, it will also be sought for on account of the seusatlou whio:; it created last season in the 

 newspapers, Its merits having been heralded widely In the daily papers all over the couutry. The variegation 'a very beau- 

 tiful—delicate carmine pencllings on ivory-white ground. It has every good quality— beautiful flower, fine stiff stem, and la 

 exceedingly productive. W. N. Craig, who Is an authority on everything pertaining to horticulture, says he knows that It 

 win outbloom that popular variety, Mrs. M. A. Patten .three to one. The variegation Is very similar, but Variegated Law- 

 son has a much better stem and is much more productive. It has the Lawson habit and stem. 



White Lawson, which we introduced last year, has proved to be the best white carnation ever put on the market, and 

 we are satisfied that Variegated Lawson will be grown just as largely. Those who are growing moderate quantities of car- 

 nations and are obliged to grow several varieties in a house, will find it decidedly to their advantage to plant the different 

 Lawson sports, as they all require the same treatment, and, consequently, will give the best results. A grear 

 nations are short-season varieties, but Variegated Lawson, like the rest of the Lawson type, has a long season, a 

 do well during the late spriug and summer, when many varieties cease to be at their best. 



the flower; 



Fieldgrown plants from ground, 



F. R. PIERSON CO. 



$15 00 per 100. Tarrytown-on-Hudson, N. Y. I 



