Jancabt 12, 1922 



The Florists^ Review 



33 



CLASSIFYING CASNATIONS. 



British Committee's Report. 



Two years ago the British Carnation 

 Society appointed a classification com- 

 mittee, with W. H. Page as chairman 

 and C. H. Curtis as honorary secretary. 

 The committee presented its preliminary 

 report recently. In its deliberations the 

 committee was greatly assisted by C. 

 Engelmann, SaflEron Walden, England, 

 who grew every variety he could lay 

 hands upon, a total of over 250. This 

 large collection was inspected on several 

 occasions for comparison purposes in 

 respect of color and habit. The report 

 grouped carnations in the following 

 classes: 



I. PERPETUAL CARNATIONS. 



Classified as to color and habit in tlie report. 



II. BORDER CARNATIONS. 



(A) True border varieties, including selfs, 

 flakes, bizarres, piootees aud fancies. 



(B) Perpetual varieties which flower more 

 than once in the season. 



III. MAIiMAISONS. 



(A) True, large-flowered Malmaison varieties. 



(B) Perpetual-flowering varieties. 



IT. MARGUERITES. 

 Varieties with a bushy and more or less per- 

 petual habit. 



Classification of "pinks" was made 

 as follows: 



I. BORDER PINKS. 



(A) Self-colored varieties. 



(B) Ldced varieties. 



II. PERPETUAL PINKS. 



(A) AUwoodil varieties. 



(B) Herbertii varieties. 



III. ANNUAL PINKS. 

 (A) Heddewigil varieties. 



IV. ALPINE PINKS. 



(A) True species. • 



(B) Hybrids. 



According to Color. 



In the classification by color of per- 

 petual-flowering varieties, the sections 

 are: White, light rose and deep pink, 

 salmon pink, red, crimson, purple, 

 mauve and violet, yellow, fancy with 

 white ground, fancy with yellow ground, 

 fancy with pink ground, art shades. 



Under white there are fifteen varie- 

 ties. The purest white are Crystal 

 White, White Perfection, White Won- 

 der, White May Day and White Pearl. 



In the light rose and deep pink sec- 

 tion there are fifty-two varieties listed, 

 a greater number than in any other sec- 

 tion. In salmon pink there are twenty- 

 nine varieties. 



Under red there are twenty-seven va- 

 rieties, and Aviator, Meg and Brilliant 

 head the list as the brightest which 

 keep their color most consistently 

 throughout the season. The brightest 

 and most consistent crimsons in a list 

 of nine are Triumph, Carola and Poca- 

 hontas. There are ten purple varieties 

 and thirteen mauve or violet. 



"There is," says the report, "no ab- 

 solutely pure yellow perpetual-flowering 

 carnation in commerce." In the list of 

 eight. Saffron, Maine Sunshine and 

 Rath 's Premier are placed first. 



In the sections devoted to fancies 

 there are thirty-eight varieties, and in 

 art shades ten varieties. 



The foregoing gives a list of 211 va- 

 rieties in the color sections. 



According to Habit. 



Under the heading of classification 

 by habit the groupings are: 



Enchantress type — Growth strong and quick; 

 flowers produced continually; old plants get very 

 tall; flower stems long and strong; produces a 

 fair amount of side shoots. 



White Perfection type — Growth quick and of 

 medium strength; flowers are produced fairly 

 continually; plants grow very tall and do not 

 produce many side shoots at the base of the 

 flower stem until the flower has been cut; stems 

 rather thin and wiry. 



Lawson type — Growth heavy and compact; 

 free-flowering, but flowers mostly coming in 

 crops; large qnantlties of side shoots are pro- 

 duced during autumn at the base of the flower 

 stems; stems very short and stiff during the 

 early part of the season, but longer during the 

 spring and early summer. 



Lady Northclitfe type — Growth light and short, 

 producing plenty of side shoots; free and con- 

 tinually flowering; flowers inclined to come In 

 quickly succeeding crops; plants do not grow 



very tall; stems short to medium in length, 

 mostly thin and wiry. 



Carola type — Growth strong and fleshy, not 

 producing many side growths; continually, but 

 not free-flowering; mostly exhibition varieties; 

 stems mostly very strong and long, especially 

 towards spring and early summer. 



May Day type — Growth very compact, many 

 side shoots are produced at the base of the 

 plant; produce flowers mostly in crops; plants 

 never grow tall, and are always furnished with 

 an abundance of grass at the base; stems short 

 at the beginning of the season; many in this 

 class are nearlng the border type. 



Mary Allwood type — Growth medium, produc- 

 ing flowers and side growth, very freely and con- 

 tinually; old plants grow rather tall; stems of 

 medium length and strong. 



Malmaison type (III B in classification above) 

 — Growth extra heavy, slow, but continuous; 

 leaves broad and curled; side shoots are pro- 

 duced very sparingly and plants are not free- 

 flowering, but flower at all seasons of the year; 

 flowers are of the old Malmaison type, viz., 

 the calyx is very short and consequently often 

 unable to hold the petals in position without 

 support of ring or collar; stems extra stiff and 

 thick. 



Giant Riviera type — Growth mostly rather 

 slow; flower stems short in the autumn; flowers 

 invariably split their calyx, but are very large 

 and often form an extra bud in the center of 

 the expanded flower. 



Remontant type — Growth mostly thin and 

 wiry, forming an abundance of cuttings, but not 

 many flowers are produced during autumn and 

 winter; during late spring and summer, how- 

 ever, these varieties are generally very free- 

 flowering; the true perpetual-flowering strain 

 originated from this type, which is still grown 

 in large quantities on the Riviera. 



Watertown, N. Y.— The firm of R. B. 

 Pappa & Bro. has installed a floral de- 

 partment in connection with its fruit 

 and confectionery business. 



FLOWERS MARRY AT RENO. 



Reno, as we thought, was the place 

 noted as the haven for the annulment 

 of marriages, but in the following poeti- 

 cal report, Mrs. Penelope Rodney Rich- 

 ardson, of Reno, Nev., shc-s conclusive- 

 ly that even the flowers of the Nevada 

 city are hastening to marry. The John 

 A. Salzer Seed Co., of La Crosse, Wis., 

 thought it a clever report and sent it in: 



A FLORAL WEDDING. 

 All in a leafy garden, one summer night in 



June, 

 The flowers had a wedding beneath the silver 



moon. 

 Among the guests were numbered 'most every 



flower that grows. 

 For JACQUEMINOT was there to wed his 



cousin, fair BRIDE ROSE. 

 The BRIDESMAIDS oil were lovely and looked so 



fresb and sweet; 

 They were VIOLET and LILY and blooming 



MARGUERITE. 

 OLE-ANDER was best man, and led with stately 



grace 

 The dashing maid-of-honor, BLACK-ETED-SU- 



SAN, to her place 

 Before JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT. who 'neath a big 



BLUEBELL, 

 Performed the ceremony and did it rather well. 

 The bride wore a white BRIDAL WREATH upon 



her MAIDEN-HAIR 

 And LADY SLIPPERS on ber feet. Oht such a 



dainty pair! 

 The groom wore FOX-GLOVES on bis hands; and 



in a GOLDEN-GLOW 

 Of happiness, they turned around and greeted 



high and low. 

 It was a goodly company, both rich and poor 



were there. 

 Proud ASTERS, BAGGED ROBINS and PHLOX 



of ladies fair. 

 Including COREOPSIS, RHODA-DENDBON. 



MIGNONETTE, 

 ROSEMARY, SAL P. GLOSSIS, LUPINES and 



BOUNCING BET, 

 And many flne young gallants from far and near 



had come, 

 P. TUNIA, O. BANIUM. and gay CHRIS-AN- 

 , THEMUM; 

 Even GAIL-LARDIA was there, with his poor 



BLEEDING HEART; 

 He was the Jilted lover, but he acted well his 



part; .(^ 



And gaily laughed and jested, none of the com- 

 pany. 

 Not even DANDY-LION, seemed more noncha- 

 lant than he, 

 ■Neath his BACHELOR'S BUTTONS, though, 



there was nn aching void. 

 Which his old friend. Doc CYCLAMEN, had 



guessed at, and annoyed 

 Him with his kindly ofTers of PENNY-ROYAL 



dope, 

 Such as HEART'S EASE. BALM OF GILBAD 



and fragrant HEAL-ITROPE. 

 There was music; TRUMPET CREEPERS and 



CANTERBURY BELLS 

 Were sounding softly, sweetly, through all the 



leafy dells. 

 By request they played NARCISSUS, the fair 



bride's favorite piece. 

 And not till it was FOUR-O'CLOCK did the 



sweet music cease. 

 The WANDERING JEW came from afar, the 



nuptials to attend. 

 And, with bis Jew's harp, melody to the affair 



did lend. 

 The poor old maid aunt, PRIM-ROSE, could not 



leave home, but said 

 She'd send an OLD MAID'S PINCUSHION as a 



gift instead. 

 Too soon the fleeting hours proclaimed that 



every good thing ends, 

 And, all reluctantly, the flowers l>ade goodbye 



to their friends. 

 Who were to leave for their new home where 



they were to reside. 

 So every flower stopped and kissed the TU-LIPS 



of the bride. 

 Their new home was a STOCK farm beside the 



ocean blue. 

 Where COXCOMB crowed and COW-SLIPS 



lowed, and OX-EYED DAISIES grew. 

 The groom, too, owned an ICE-PLANT, so the 



whispering flowers told 

 Each other, that the lovely bride did reallv 



MARIGOLD. 

 HY-DRANGEA proposed a toast, and all with 



dainty sups 

 Drank to the pair with high SNOW-BALLS from 



golden BUTTER-CUPS. 

 Then in their new CAR-NATION they drove away 



too soon. 

 With HONEYSUCKLE and MOON-FLOWERS 



to make a honeymoon. 

 SWEET WILLIAM was the chauffeur, and MAG- 

 NOLIA was the maid. 

 And a hint of BABY'S-BREATH blew soft 



o'er hill and glade. 

 But now the day is breaking and I must end my 



story. 

 For see the LARKSPUR soars on high to greet 



the MORNING-GLORY. 



