American Carnations. 131 
Mrs. Thomas W. Lawson (Peter Fisher, 1895).— 
Flowers bright rose pink, large, fragrant ; 
stems stout; growth vigorous. (The 30,000 
dollar Carnation). See illustration. 
Nelson Fisher.)—Flowers dark rose or cerise, 3-341n. 
across, handsome; calyx rarely bursts; plant 
of vigorous constitution. 
New York—Light but bright cerise, early, free and 
perpetual blooming and 24-3in. across; calyx 
well built; habit erect, vigorous. 
Octoroon.—Large, beautifully formed, very double, 
fringed and finely scented flowers; calyx long, 
stout and seldom bursts. 
Prosperity—Marked with pink and _ rose in 
radiating lines on a white ground, fringed and 
fragrant; a late blooming variety. (See 
illustration). 
Queen Louise.—An early and continuous bloomer, 
clear white, floriferous. (See illustration). 
Robert Craig (C. W. Ward)—Flowers of large ex- 
hibition size, bright scarlet, very fragrant, 
bluntly and shallowly toothed, very full and 
freely produced in winter. 
Royalty—Salmon-pink, beautifully formed, strongly 
scented and borne on long, wiry stems. 
Sunbird—Flowers large, well formed, freely and 
continuously produced, early and_ bright 
yellow; the best of this colour. 
The Belle (Fred !orner)—Flowers large, pure 
white, freely produced and httle lable to burst 
the calyx. 
The President (C. W. Ward).—Large, dark 
crimson, fragrant, recalling Uriah Pike in 
colour and of prepossessing appearance. 
Vesper.—Large, pure white flowers of fine quality, 
profusely produced on good stems; calyx does 
not burst; grass plentiful. Considered one of 
the best market white varieties in America. 
Victory—Flowers large, very full, floriferous, 
brilliant scarlet, with broad shallowly toothed 
petals; calyx long, firmly built. 
White Enchantress—A white sport from Enchan- 
tress. 
White Lawson.—Usually pure white, but sometimes 
with a bar or two of red. 
White Perfection (Fred Dorner)—Flowers of 
splendid form, 3}in. across, pure white, more 
