HORTICULTURE 



September 9, 1905 



^ VARIEGATED LAWSON CARNATION 



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A PHENOMENAL VARIETY 



sure will pr 



that hrt^- 

 I solid CI 



If our c 

 the Howe 



er been iiitioducMl. Tlu- ij.ipu- 



■, but Variegated I.awsou has 



retail sales are any index of 



of this sold more readily than 



vhlch 



sent out, but one of the most popular and profitable carnj 



tinceptlou of a variegated flower ordinarily is that It is no 

 proved an exception to the rule, on account of its exceeding bea 

 the popularity of a variety, then Variegated Lawson Is bound t( 

 those of any other variety. 



J" Aside from its inherent value, it will also be sought for oi 



newspapers, its merits having been heralded widely iu the dail 

 tlful— delicate carmine pencillngs on Ivory-white ground. It ha 

 tf exceedingly productive. W. N. Craig, who is an authority on 

 ^ will outblooni that popular variety, Mrs. M. A. Patten .three tc 

 V 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 marliet, and 

 J\ 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 

 •I Lawson sports, as they all require the same treatment, and. consequently, will give the best results. A great many car- 

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



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

 J Pieldgrown plants from Kround, $15.00 per 100. 



? F, R. PIERSON CO. <> « = . Tc»rryt:ow*^=or^"H«_xclsBion, IV. "V. 



account of the sensation which It created last season in the 

 papers all over the country. The variegation 's very beau- 

 i every good quality— beautiful flower, fine stiflf stem, and Is 

 everything pertaining to horticulture, says he knows that It 

 The variegation is very similar, but Variegated Law- 



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COLD STORAGE LILIES 



For Xmas Bloom 



PLANT NOAV 



Per whole 



$10. oo 



longiflo 



rubrum 9-1 1 (100 in a case) $1 



Melpomene 9-11 (100 in a case) 12.00 11.00 

 1 Doeii 7-9 (200 in a case) 7.50 12.00 



1-. " giganteum 7-9 (300 in a case) S.oo 22.50 



ARTHUR T. BODDINCTON 



SKEDSMAN 

 342 West 14th Street, NEW YORK 



In writing advertisers, mention Horticultu 



HANNAH HOBART 



The Pride of California. The Grandest of Pink Carnations 



A shade deeper than Lawson. blooms four to four and one half inches 

 across, full and regular. Stems long and strong. Does not burst the 

 calyx. Growth free and easy. A prolific bloomer. Its flowers whole* 



market. (See illustration and full description in Horticulture of July 

 I, 1905.) Orders for rooted cuttings booked now and filled in rotation 

 beginning January t, 1906,31 



$3.00 per 12; $15.00 per 100; $120.00 per 1000 



JOHN H. SIEVERS & CO. 



1251 Chestnut Street 



SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 



Horticulture 



My Maryland 



pure white 



JESSICA 



red and white variegated 



Two great carnations for igo6 



$2.50 per doz., $12 per I 00 



$100 per 1000 



Are you shrewd In business? Yes? 

 Then write us immediately concerning 

 these two grand carnations, or see us at 

 the Washington Convention. 



The E. C. HILL CO. 



RICHMOND, IND, 



The H. WEBER & SONS CO. 



OAKLAND, MD. 



FIELD GROWN 



CARNATIONS 



SELECTED STOCK 



Field Crown Carnation Plants 



White — Queen Louise, Vesper, The 



Queen, Boston Market. 

 Pink — Lawson, Enchantress, Fair 



Maid, Gloriana, Indianapolis. 



Youn^ R.oses 



Kaiserins— 2 in. pots $15.00 per M. 



Beauty— 2 1-2 in. pels 30.00 



SAMUEL S. PENNOCK 



Crimson — Harlowarden. 

 Variegated— Prosperity, Mis. Patten. 

 Scarlet — Flamingo. 

 Red— Cardinal. 



$18.00 per M. 

 35.00 " 



PHILADELPHIA 



CARNATIONS "^'^ <^*'°^" "^"'^ 



PROSPERITY $45.00 per 1000 | VESPER $25.00 per 1000 



FLAMINOO 73 00 •• 1000 NELSON 35.00 " 1000 



HAY NAYLOR 40 00 " 1000 JOOST 35.00 " 1000 



FLORA MILL 40(10 " 1000 | ROOSEVELT 40.00 " 1000 



S6e PHILADELPHIA CUT FLOAVER CO. 



I5I6-I5I8 Sansom St.. PhiladelpHia 



CARNATIONS Plants from the Field 



VESPER QUEEN LOUISE FLORA HILL HARLOWARDEN JOOST PROSPERITY 



Prices on application. State quantity you can use of each variety. 



LEO NIESSEN CO., 1217 Arch St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



ROBT. C. PYE 



FIELD GROWN CARNATIONS 



Carnation Grower i 



Fiancee," limited (juantity, medmin 



plants .1 



irdinal, si ck limiteii. medium plants, 



Crusader^ fine .scarlet large plants 



Flora Hill, -nod plants 



noonlif^ht. udod plants, fine white . . . 



IXfYAOK, IV. Y 



CHICAGO CARNATION CO., JOLIET, ILL. 



