MISS ELLA V. BAINES, THE WOMAN FLORIST, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO 



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Carnation [The Divine Flower] Pinks 



For beauty of flower and color, ease of culture, certainty and freedom of bloom, together with exquisite fragrance, 

 this is well called the "Divine Flower." Plants in the open ground or in pots quickly make large specimens, and when 

 brought indoors in the fall produce an abundance of flowers throughout the entire winter. Carnation blooms are ex- 

 pensive; don't buy them — grow them yourself. Pinch the plant back frequently during the summer season. In the fall 

 bring indoors, place in a four or five-inch pot, keep in a temperature of forty to fifty degress at night, and they will 

 yield an immense number of flowers with splendid stems, as fine as those sold by florists. If not pinched in they will 

 bloom profusely during the summer. We offer the finest varieties in existence. Your order is incomplete without some 

 Carnations. 



Excelsior Collection of Choice 

 Carnations 



10 cents each; three for 23 cents; seven for 50 cents; set of 

 nine Excelsior Carnations, postpaid, for 65 cents. 



A1TERGEOW — Very dwarf, and of a nice bushy growth, forc- 

 ing very long flower stems, each individual flower possess- 

 ing a stem varying from three to eight inches in length. 

 It has perfectly formed flowers; color a rich, bright rosy- 

 red. We unhesitatingly recommend this sort. 



ABUNDANCE — Flowers very large and perfect in form; color 

 a bright rosy-pink, with salmon shading when the flowers 

 are fully expanded. A very healthy grower and remark- 

 ably free bloomer. Plant dwarf, growing about fourteen 

 inches high. This we consider one of the best pink varie- 

 ties ever offered, and an excellent variety for pot culture. 



BONFIRE — This is by far the darkest Carnation ever seen, 

 and at the same time the most abundant bloomer. Brilliant 

 dark red, shaded with richest maroon, fringed petals, nearly 

 every flower being on a long stem. This variety surpasses 

 in richness of color the most perfect Jacqueminot Roses. 



DELLA FOX — Its color is almost indescribable. Of a rosy- 

 orange shade, striped and flaked with carmine, never bursts 

 its calyx, is very free and early flowering, and can always 

 be cut with a long stem, a most desirable feature in the 

 colored Carnation nowadays. 



ESTELLE — One of the most fragrant Carnations we have seen. 

 Color a clear, bright, glowing scarlet ; a most continuous 

 bloomer and distinct in^rolor from any other sort offered. 

 Greatly admired by all who have seen it growing here. 



MORNING GEORY — This variety has been greatly admired 

 wherever it has been seen for its desirable color, being a 

 beautiful light pink satin color; flowers large size and very 

 freely produced. Plant of grand habit and vigorous growth. 

 It is a superb variety. 



ROSE PLNK ENCHANTRESS— As large as the largest light 

 pink ever offered. A few blooms last season measured near- 

 ly four inches. It has taken first prizes wherever offered. 



WHITCOMB RILEY — The ground color is the faintest blush, 

 lightly penciled in soft pink. The bloom is fluffy in ap- 

 pearance, exquisitely beautiful in form. One of the grand- 

 est of all Carnations. 



WHITE CEOUD — This is the largest white Carnation in cul- 

 tivation — often measures four inches in diameter. The 

 flowers are of the purest white, with petals of great sub- 

 stance, making it one of the very best. 



White Cloud Carnation. 



"NOVELTY" COLLECTION 

 OF CHOICE NEW 



Monthly Carnations 



"The Divine Flower 



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Price, 10 cents each; any three of your selection for 25 

 cents. This Novelty Collection of seven Monthly Ever- 

 blooming; Carnation Pinks, 50 cents. 



VICTORY — Another grand new variety so distinct that it 

 stands alone. Awarded the Lawson gold medal, also 

 the S. A. F. medal at the Carnation Society's conven- 

 tion. The flowers measure three and one-half inches 

 when well grown. Long, strong stems, two to three feet. 

 A healthy, vigorous grower. But its color — a glowing 

 scarlet-crimson, intense and fiery with its rich ox-blood 

 shadings, far and away beyond all other Carnations. 



ENCHANTRESS, The Great $10,000 Beauty — The great 

 forward stride in Carnations is made more manifest in 

 this than in any other since the advent of the Mrs. 

 Thomas W. Lawson. It was raised by the same grower, 

 and he pronounces Enchantress superior to it. The 

 flowers are three and one-half to four inches across 

 when well grown. The color is a superb shade of rosy 

 blush-p ink. 



GAIETY — Color pure white, .with a few narrow pink pen- 

 cilings about the edge and through the flower. Size 

 large and full, form very round and symmetrical. One 

 of the best producers, beginning to bloom early and 

 continuing through the season without Intermission. 



HER MAJESTY — Purity of color fairly glistens all over 

 this flower. Form is simply perfect, size larger than 

 any other white, stem the strongest and about thirty 

 inches long. It is bound to become the standard white 

 for both winter and summer blooming, as it will start 

 blooming July 1st and continue until the same time a 

 year later. 



EADY BOUNTIFUL. — Largest flowers of the purest im- 

 maculate white; large sized blooms. Valuable for gar- 

 den planting and for pot culture. Very sweely scented 

 with that delightful old-fashioned clove fragrance. 



MAY DAY — This is the largest Carnation ever offered. It 

 is a wonderfully free bloomer, considering the monster 

 sizes the flowers attain. White, overlaid with pink, re- 

 minding one of the beautiful tints seen in Azaleas. 



MRS. THOS. W. EAWSON, The Sensational Carnation— 

 The grandest pink Carnation, a true exhibition variety. 

 Bloom large and spreading, stem stiff; a good grower. 

 All newcomers will have to meet comparison with the 

 Lawson. Very free for so large a flower. The Lawson 

 is the queen of a class all her own, just as American 

 Beauty is among Roses. No grower can afford to be 

 without it. Thirty thousand dollars was paid for this 

 variety; highest price ever paid for any flower. 



Special Collection No. 99 ^.G^'for™ ^"net" 8 iD b ° th NOVelt5 ' and ExCe,Si ° r Collections, costing 



