138 CARNATIONS IN ILLINOIS 



thought of by most of the growers and will figure largely in 

 the plantings another season. 



Dark pink or cerise has always been very popular in 

 this part of the country. Tidal Wave, when at the height 

 of its glory, was grown in greater numbers around Chicago 

 than anywhere lese in the country. Cerise Queen, another 

 old-timer, was also grown in quantity for a few years. When 

 the variety Mrs. Thomas W. Lawson was introduced, all 

 the other daik pinks passed away and Mrs. Lawson was the 

 standard dark pink for a number of years and a few of 

 them are still to be seen. Afterglow and Nelson Fisher, 

 two others of this color, were thoroughly tried out but did 

 not seem to gain the growers' favor and never became 

 standard varieties here. Washington, the dark pink sport 

 of Rose Pink Enchantress, is still grown but not in the 

 quantity it was two or three years ago. Rosette, Peerless 

 Pink, and Gorgeous are the leaders in this color at the 

 present time. For flesh-pink, Enchantress and Enchantress 

 Supreme are the varieties most generally grown. The 

 growers of this region do not seem to be able to obtain the 

 same success with Pink Delight as do the growers of the 

 New England States. We are not able to get a plant large 

 enough during our hot, dry Summer months for it to be as 

 profitable as some of the other varieties, consequently the 

 growers are letting it go. Daybreak, Mrs. McBurney, 

 May Day, Mrs. Higginbotham and several others of this 

 color that were popular in their day are now but memories. 



The leading red or scarlet varieties are Beacon, The 

 Herald, Victory, Scarlet Glow and Champion. The last 

 was a new comer in 191 4, has been well tried out, and bids 

 fair to be the leader for a while. Nearly all of the long list 

 of red varieties that were classed as standards in their day 

 were prominent and grown in more or less quantity in this 



