The Carnation in America 



Large establishments in the vicinity of London are now forcing it in quan- 

 tity during the winter months, the blooms being sold at the Covent Garden 

 flower market, in London. Belgian and German florists are also under- 

 taking its culture upon an extensive scale, and many of the sons of German 

 florists now visit the United States to serve apprenticeships in the leading 

 carnation establishments, returning in a vear or two to their native land to 



The J. D. Thompson Carnation Co. Range, Joliet, 111. 

 A Western Carnation Establishment 



engage in the winter culture of the American carnation. Thus the utility 

 of the American race of Dianthus Caryophyllus for winter forcing is being 

 universally recognized, and within the next generation we may expect to see 

 it in general cultivation throughout the horticultural world, wherever climatic 

 conditions permit. 



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