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shipping distance. The largest of these is the Pittsburgh 

 Cut Flower Co.'s place at Bakerstown, where Carnations 

 are grown to exhibition standard and novelties are tried 

 out here under the best growing conditions. Pittsbuigh 

 is fortunate in having a number of smaller growers who 

 produce good stock. 



In central Pennsylvania there are not many large 

 growers, but quite a number of Carnations are grown for 

 local trade. There is no reason why a good commission 

 house should not locate at Harrisburg and reach a number 

 of points that are not now properly covered. As Carnation 

 selling points, this would open up a section for growing that 

 is now neglected. Philadelphia is, of course, the largest 

 and most important market for Carnations in the State, 

 and consequently has a large number of growers producing 

 for it, Chester and Lancaster counties both being heavy 

 shlppeis to Philadelphia. The Weiss Bro^. of Hatboro 

 are the largest growers of Carnations as a specialty locally 

 for Philadelphia. Throughout Chester and Lancaster 

 counties a number of growers depend for their livelihood 

 upon Carnations exclusively. 



On account of the ever changing novelties introduced 

 in the Carnation world, it is hard to name the varieties 

 that are grown, but the man who does not specialize too 

 strongly will have in his place Rose Pink Enchantress, 

 White Enchantress, Enchantress proper, Enchantress 

 Supreme and either White Wonder or White Perfection, 

 along with Beacon and Mrs. C. W . Ward. 



There is a strong tendency to specialize in one variety, 

 and many growers are getting down to these varieties, 

 with the possibility of growing only one. This is the 

 part of wisdom where one special variety ha? demonstrated 

 its fitness for the houses, cultural methods, and soil of the 



