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a very strong bluish-green color, as this is the natural 

 color of those Carnations that have strong constitutions. 

 The stems were to be long and stiff enough to carry the 

 flower. This did not necessarily mean that they were to 

 hold the flower perfectly erect, as he preferred that the 

 heads should bend just slightly toward the side and so 

 prevent them from looking stiff. The flowers themselves 

 were to have purity of color, were to have size, symmetrical 

 form and fragrance, and were to have a non-spHtting calyx." 

 In regard to foliage, he always made it a rule never to 

 use together two plants with heavy, coarse foliage and 

 heavy stems. He preferred using a variety with fine 

 foliage with the coarse fohage ones. While it is true that 

 the coarse growing varieties give the largest flowers, they 

 do not produce enough of them to make them good com- 

 mercial varieties. To plant with the intermediate fohage 

 is usually the best, giving more flowers of a good average 

 size. 



Mr. Dorner was the first florist in the Middle West 

 to disbud his Carnations. 



It is interesting to note that among the seedlings 

 raised from Daybreak was White Cloud and Lorna, the 

 next of the series, which was a seedling of White Cloud. 

 From Lorna came The Belle, and from The Belle came 

 White Perfection. White Wonder, the latest of the series, 

 is a seedling of White Perfection. 



Since the death of Frederick Dorner in 191 1, the 

 work of cross-breeding and growing Carnations by the 

 F. Dorner & Sons Co., Lafayette, Ind., has been carried 

 on by Theo. A. Dorner. The varieties sent out since 

 191 1 include White Wonder, Gloriosa, Champion, 

 Yellow Prince, Yellowstone, Pink Sensation and Good 

 Cheer. « 



