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Carnation, Fred Dorner. Hill. 



Bright, deep scarlet, a most perfect color, soft yet brLiiant ; the 

 flower is of the largest size, with outer petals of extra weight ; per- 

 fectly double ; center petals upright ; nicely fringed and sweet. It is 

 a strong, free grower, and very abundant in bloom ; the grass is 

 heavy and abundant. (Dorner.) 



— General Custer. W. R. Shelmire, Avondale, Pa. 



E. G. Hill X Andalusia. Variegated red and white, the markings 

 red-dotted, red predominating. 



— Golden Triumph. Lombard. 



— Grace Darling. Chambers. 



— Little Gem. Various dealers. 



— Lizzie McGowan. John McGowan and various dealers. 



Cross between Peter Henderson and Hinze's White. Flowers 

 large and full, white ; smaller than Hinze's White. 



— Louise Porch. John McGowan. 



■ — Nellie Bly. W. R. Shelmire, Avondale, Pa. 



E. G. Hill X Andalusia. Flowers medium to large, semi-double; 

 variegated red and white in narrow stripes, beautifully fringed. 



— Nellie Lewis. Vick. 



Sport from J. J. Harrison ; clear pink. 



— Pearl. C. J. Pennock, Kennett Square, Pa. 



White, occasionally rosy blush, very large, frequently from 3 to 3^ 

 inches across ; a good bloomer with rarely any tendency to burst ; 

 stem long and stiff. 

 ■ — Puritan. Wood Bros. 



— Red Cross. Hill. 



Very bright, light scarlet, of glistening texture ; a fine grower. 

 (Dorner. ) 



— Thomas Cartledge. Edward Swayne. 



— White Wings. Hill. 



Purest white ; texture heavy and glistening ; petals lightly fringed ; 

 a little beyond the average in size, and produced in the greatest pro- 

 fusion ; it is a strong, free grower and produces very long flower- 

 stems ; the flower has a very pure waxen appearence. (Dorner.) 

 [Carnations, 32 varieties.] 



Carpenteria Calif ornica. Orcutt. 



A fragrant white-flowered shrub of the saxifrage family. 

 Carrot, D. M. Ferry & Co. Improved Short White. Ferry. 



— New Short White. Steele Bros. 



— Salzer's Midsummer. Salzer. 



Castilleia affinis and C. foliolosa. Orcutt. 



The former an annual, the latter a perennial; both characterized 

 by colored bracts. Californian. 



