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shaded maroon, deeply fringed, 23-23in. across, 
produced on wiry stems, 1-1}ft. long; growth 
vigorous. Parentage Winter Cheer x Meteor. 
(It is the perent of many of Ward’s most valu- 
able varieties.) See illustration. 
G. H. Crane (F. Dorner, 1899)—A large-flowered, 
fragrant, very productive, early and perpetual 
variety of a brilliant scarlet; calyx does not 
burst; plant robust and of good habit. 
AMERICAN CARNATION QUEEN LOUISE. 
Gold Nugget (F. Dorner, 1898)—Rich yellow, with 
a few red markings, early and continuous. 
Governor Roosevelt (C. W. Ward, 1901)—Flowers 
of great size, deeply fringed, rich dark crimson, 
very double and highly “attractive. 
Harlowarden—Dark crimson, tinted with maroon 
towards the edges, with deeply toothed petals ; 
calyx very firm; one of the best of its colour. 
(See illustration). 
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