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CARNATIONS IN ILLINOIS 



its supply center, some idea can be formed of the immense 

 number of plants that is necessary to furnish flowers to 

 supply the demand. 



There is no Carnation belt here, Carnations and Roses 

 being the staple products of the growers, and while the 



Bloom of Peerless Pink, Natural Size 



actual figures as to the number of plants grown may be 

 higher for the Rose, owing to the large area of glass devoted 

 to its culture at the very large greenhouse establishments 

 located in this section, yet there are many of the smaller 



