CHAPTER XI 



Varieties of The American Carnation 



In a description of varieties it is useful only to include 

 those that are mostly grown at the present time. The in- 

 troductions of recent years are far in advance of the older 

 sorts, just as those mentioned in this chapter are likely to 

 be outshone by newer and better ones in a short time. 



The Carnation of the present is a vastly superior flower 

 to the Carnation of fifteen or twenty years ago. Size, stem, 

 color and producing quahties ha^'e all been greatly improved 

 since that time, and our beautiful flower is more popular 

 and is used in a greater number of ways than ever before. 



The result of a \ote cast by fifteen of the best known 



commercial American growers in March, 1915, showed the 



following results: 



Votes Votes 

 White Enchantress 12 E'^k Delight 6 



White Wonder 12 



Benora 6 



r, White Perfection c 



Beacon 11 r^i ■ ' 



r, , f, Champion 4, 



tnchantress bupreme 10 Rosette I 



Mrs. C. W. Ward 10 Philadelphia.'.'.'.'.'. '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'..". 4 



Matchless 7 Gloriosa 3 



Enchantress 7 Rose Pink Enchantress 3 



An election of varieties was taken by an English 

 horticultural journal early in 191 5, which resulted in 

 showing which were the favorites in that country: 



