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The year 1888 found Silver Spray and Mrs. Cleveland 

 added to the list. Owing to its unusual freedom Silver 

 Spray became quite well known and held a place for a few 

 years, and in 1890 we find Tida! 

 Wave being quite generally 

 grown. 



We have often wondered 

 what developments some of these 

 sorts might have made if handled 

 under our present practical sys- 

 tems. We grew them in those 

 pre-historic times often in houses 

 running north and south, and 

 they certainly were not tied up 

 before it was absolutely neces- 

 sary. I remember gazing over 

 a bench of Tidal Wave in Mid- 

 winter and seeing a few dots of 

 cerise nestled in the blue-grass 

 and was surprised and pleased 

 with the showing ! 



In 1891, by arrangement 

 with Mr. Fred Dorner, we sent out two " sets " of Car- 

 nations, all his own seedlings. The first set were sup- 

 posed to approach the ideal for commercial growing; the 

 second set were sorts that would probably appeal to ama- 

 teurs and for use in retail catalogues. In 1893 Edna Craig, 

 a Dorner seedling, was sent out. It certainly was a lovely 

 flower, a delicious shade of pink, very popular, but it was 

 found far from profitable when the returns of the bench 

 were footed up. 



In 1894, Dorner himself distributed the fine white, 

 Uncle John, and Daiiledouze Bros, put Bouton d'Or on the 



E. GuRNEY Hill 



Born Kochdale, England, 1847. 

 Came, with his parents, to America 

 in 1851. A florist of international 

 reputation, a notable raiser and 

 introducer of Carnations, Chrysan- 

 themums, Roses. Is president of 

 the E. G. Hill Co., Richmond, Ind, 



