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Wonder have so far proved the best producers. Match- 

 less is being tried out successfully by several growers. 

 Mrs. C. W. Ward is today the most popular deep pink, 

 while Gorgeous and Rosette have proved desirable for the 

 fancy retail trade when grown with special care. En- 

 chantress Supreme is rapidly replacing all other hght 



Stopping Young Plants 



Plant stopped once and 



ready for second stopping 



at points indicated. 



Plant twice stopped and 

 ready for third stopping 



Young plant first time 

 stopped 



pinks, and for returns is considered the best variety. In 

 striped colors, Benora is the only one to be found and is 

 only grown to supply a shght local demand. 



CARNATIONS IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION 



The notes that follow deal with a region that inchidcs 

 an area about as large as ninety States the size of Massa- 

 chusetts. Denver, the capital of Colorado, may be taken 

 as the center of this region, other cities being Pueblo 

 and Colorado Springs, Colo.; Ogden and Sah Lake City in 

 Utah; Butte, Great Falls and Helena in Montana, and 

 Cheyenne in Wyoming. 



