CARNATION ROOTED CUTTINGS 
“JO A N 
PLANT PATENT No. 3 
(October.20th, 1931) > 
The Sensational NEW WHITE CARNATION 
To Be Disseminated in 1934 
CHARACTERISTICS OF GROWTH 
AND HABIT OF JOAN MARIE 
Following is Description Of Introducers 
1. The flower is of unusual size; 
much larger than existing varieties. 
It has a high, full center and is very 
fully petalled, thus giving to the 
flower a flne formation. It is the 
largest white carnation that has 
ever been offered to the trade. Its 
size is apparent at the beginning 
of the season and continues 
throughout the entire season. 
2. The color is pure white, and 
neither fumigation, nor unseason¬ 
able weather at any time of the 
year affects its color. It never 
shows any pink stripes or gets off¬ 
color. 
3. The calyx is very large and full, 
and because of its formation JOAN 
MARIE does not split to any extent. 
Splitting does not even have to be 
considered in this variety. Those 
who have seen it say that JOAN 
MARIE Jias “the perfect calyx.” 
4. JOAN MARIE produces flowers 
of excellent quality. The unusual 
demand for them in the markets 
and the prices paid for them show 
without question that JOAN 
MARIE is a quality carnation. 
5. The flowers are borne on strong, 
sturdy stems of unusual thickness, 
and the leaves are much broader 
than any carnation we have ever 
seen. JOAN MARIE is not a 
“grassy” grower. 
6. JOAN MARIE’S excellent keep¬ 
ing qualities have accounted in no 
small measure for its tremendous 
popularity. Retail florists have 
kept JOAN MARIE for as long as 
three weeks and then used the 
flowers at the end of that period. 
7. JOAN MARIE is a wonderful 
shipper. We have regularly ship¬ 
ped it during the entire season as 
far north as the Canadian border 
and as far south as Georgia with 
excellent results. 
PRICES 
100 to 1000—$12.50 per 100 1000 and up ..$100.00 per 1000 
CARNATION ROOTED CUTTINGS 
We are prepared to supply all of the worth-while 
newer varieties also standard kinds and in good season 
(see list herewith). 
AMERICAN BULB CO. 
1335 W. Randolph St. Chicago, Ill. 
