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with long stiff stems. It k not as bushy a 
grower as Beacon or Enchantress, and for 
profit the plants should be set closer. 
Nebraska is a safe bet, and unless its con- 
stitution fails it, as has happened with so 
many scarlets, it should be a standard for 
years to come. 
Belle Washburne is another of last year’s 
scarlet introductions that has made many 
friends. 1 he color is good and the stems are 
exceptionally long w ith size of flow r er well up 
to the average. It is happily a variety that 
comes into flower early and it would be profit- 
able to grow as a Christmas crop only, and then 
thrown out after the holidays to make room for 
spring stock. 
Aviator, still another scarlet of last year, re- 
minds one of old Victory. The growth is 
sparse and wiry. The stem holds the flower 
well erect. It is a pigmy compared with the 
other varieties already mentioned. Yet, 
probably if planted close together and on a 
bench that has not too much head room, it 
might be grown with profit. 
Last in this color comes RedWing (Lawson). 
In habit of growth, character and almost every 
particular, it is a counterpart of Beacon. The 
color is better, how 7 ever, and very few split 
calyx are seen. It is a veritable weed to grow, 
and knowing what Beacon has been, it is safe 
to say that this improved variety is a welcome 
addition. 
With such a string of scarlets to choose from 
no wonder the layman is puzzled. To one w 7 ho 
has seen them all and tried most of them, it 
would be a puzzle to name the “one best.” The 
best three, however, w r e can say without hesi- 
tation are Theonanthus, Nebraska and Red 
Wing. 
Cottage Maid (Cottage Gardens) is a 
novelty of this year’s introduction which has 
been favorably knowm for some time. It is a 
sport of the well known Mrs. C. W. Ward, with 
all the characteristics of the parent except 
color which is a flesh pink resembling very 
much that of Enchantress Supreme. Mrs. C. 
W. Ward has been growrn for* years for its 
color (a dark pink) in fact it is the only dark 
pink variety to-day that is fully reliable 
(Good Cheer which w r as to displace it is be- 
having miserably in many places). The color 
of Mrs. Ward is its chief asset. The chief 
opponent to Cottage Maid, will be Enchantress 
Supreme. Will Cottage Maid displace En- 
chantress Supreme? We hardly think so. 
Still w here Mrs. Ward does well, Cottage Maid 
should be given a trial. 
Araw'ana (A. N. Pierson) is a new crimson 
w hich is a welcome addition to this color. We 
really need a good crimson at this time and 
Arawana will fill the gap. Princess Dagmar 
in this color is a fancy Carnation, but is too 
slow a producer for general purposes. British 
Triumph is a beautiful crimson w'ith a sweet 
clove perfume, but also a slow producer. 
Harry Tenn is still growm, but is too small. 
Arawana is up to the average in size and a 
healthy, vigorous grower. 
From a commercial florist’s viewpoint: the 
Carnation business to-day is very chaotic, and 
hardly any grower in the country is making 
any money out of flow'ers. Indeed, there is 
danger of these passing out of commercial cul- 
tivation. At 5 c. a flower, the yield is less 
than a dollar a square foot of bench space. 
The best growers in the country are giving 
them up. Roses produce asmany flowers each 
month as Carnations do, at a better price per 
flower. Carnations produce five months in the 
year; Roses nine months. 
Jas. T. Scott. 
