Carnations for Summer Blooming 



may not be materially checked. Commercial growers would do well to plant 

 their Summer blooming carnations in beds not exceeding four feet in width, 

 with two-foot paths between the beds. The summer treatment is the same 

 as that for carnations intended for winter flowering, except that stopping, 

 or pinching out the flower buds should be omitted. 



During the hot, dry months of July and August, both red spider and 

 thrips are apt to seriously damage the flowers. Of late years, the thrips 

 has become such a serious pest in the Eastern States that attempts at flower- 

 ino- carnations in the open ground are liable to be comparative failures. 

 There seems to be no effective remedy for this insect that can be practically 

 applied to plants growing in the open ground. If the thrips or red spider 

 once gets possession of the field, the crop will frequently be ruined. 



While the following list of varieties will be found suitable for outdoor 

 blooming, many other sorts may do as well, or even better in some places, 

 each o-rower determining by practical experiment the kinds best suited for 

 his locality : 



Pink — William Scott, Morning Glory, Floriana, Mrs. Roosevelt, Mrs. 

 Thomas W. Lawson, and Genevieve Lord. 



jyiiite — Alaska, Mrs. Fisher, and Lizzie McGowan. 



6'ror/('^— Portia, J. H. Manley, and G. H. Crane. 



Crimson— General Maceo, General Gomez, Governor Roosevelt, and 

 Harry Fenn. 



Yellozv — Golden Beauty, and Eldorado. 



Varicgatcd—SteWa, Mrs. George M. Bradt, and Viola Allen. 



Bedding Carnations 



While the American climate is not generally favorable for flowering 

 carnations in summer, some very nice effects in bedding may be secured 

 by a judicious selection of varieties. Planting moderate-sized beds of one 

 variety usually produces the best results. 



The propagation and treatment of bedding carnations are as already 

 described. But few varieties are suitable for bedding. Portia and J. H. 

 Manley are probably the best scarlets for that purpose ; the best whites being 

 Alaska and Mrs. Fisher ; Governor Roosevelt and General Gomez for crim- 

 son ; Stella for variegated ; William Scott and Floriana for pink. Most of 

 the 'yellows are not suitable for bedding purposes, unless one is willing to 

 wait for flowers until the months of September and October. 



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