Certified CARNATIONS 
Certified CARNATIONS 
No predictions necessary for Carnations. They are here. 
Only the best varieties are worth having. Try some of these new 
ones, to find out which are best for you. These listed here promise 
to be standards of the future—or we would not list them. 
NEW VARIETIES 
All varieties, except where noted, 250 at the 1000 rate 
PURITAN (A. Sorenson). A pure white seedling. In form re¬ 
sembling Matchless, but slightly larger. A strong, upright 
grower, producing only flowering growth. Blooms early and 
continuously on long and slender, but stiff stems. An excellent 
hot weather variety, equaling many and exceeding most in 
keeping quality. Makes a good field plant but should not be 
pinched later than August 1st. Due to its upright growth, it 
may be planted 7x7. All in all, Puritan is a fine “bread and 
butter” Carnation, combining quality with quantity. 
$12.50 per 100, $100.00 per 1000 
MELLOW PINK ( Henshaw Floral Co.) The name perfectly 
fits this fine Carnation. A beautiful, deep peach pink that 
blends harmoniously with any other pastel shades. A fine 
keeper and producer. Has all that could be desired in a high 
quality commercial Carnation, and in a color that has been 
sought for a long time. Only a very limited quantity available 
this season. $18.00 per 100, $150.00 per 1000 
PINK TREASURE ( Baar, Steinkamp & Co.) Out of the same 
seed parent as Patrician. It resembles that variety in general 
make up, but grows approximately 25% taller, standing fully 
12 in. higher at its maximum growth. A fine shade of medium 
pink. Qualified for the Dorner Memorial Medal at Philadelphia 
last January. Won Gold Medal at the Chicago Spring Show 
in March. Patented, but no restrictions to propagate for your 
own use. $20.00 per 100, $150.00 per 1000 
BARBARA BRIGHAM ( Westboro Conservatories). A gorgeous 
shade of apricot pink. A sport of Golden Wonder, possessing 
all the fine qualities of its parent. 
$12.50 per 100, $100.00 per 1000 
ORCHID BEAUTY ( Littlefield Wyman Nurseries). A fine nov¬ 
elty that produces and keeps well. Yields a large flower 
(3-334 in.) on a long stem. Its coloring, shading from rhoda- 
mine purple on the inside to mallow pink on the margin, gives 
this variety a decided orchid cast. (Patented). 
$17.50 per 100, $150.00 per 1000 
ORANGE WONDER ( Littlefield Wyman Nurseries). An orange 
sport of Golden Wonder, possessing the fine producing and 
keeping characteristics of its parent, plus a beautiful orange 
apricot coloring. $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000 
WHITE VARIEGATED ( Littlefield Wyman Nurseries). Another 
good sport of Golden Wonder. A pure white with pink stripe. 
$12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000 
PELARGONIUM ( Peter Beuerlein’s Sons). The first of a new 
type of greenhouse Carnations. White ground, blocked or 
overlaid on each petal, crimson maroon. A perfect replica of 
the old Pelargonium. The habit and growth, stem and calyx is 
good, with silvery foliage and a wonderful constitution. A 
great Carnation in every way. Flowers 3-3)4 ' n - and is a very 
good keeper. $30.00 per 100, $250.00 per 1000 
PURITY ( Peter Beuerlein's Sons). The flowers are very large, 
often measuring 4 in. or more in diameter, with high full centers 
and beautifully fringed petals. The stem is long and wiry. It 
is remarkably free flowering for such a large kind. Perhaps its 
greatest merit is its iron constitution and disease resisting 
qualities. Purest white at all seasons of the year. 
$30.00 per 100, $250.00 per 1000 
ACHIEVEMENT ( Peter Beuerlein's Sons). A brilliant glowing 
apricot. Similar to Laddie in size of bloom. The growth is strong 
and quick and exceptionally healthy. A free and continuous 
bloomer that keeps and ships well. 
$30.00 per 100, $250.00 per 1000 
ANTARCTIC (Wm. Sim Carnation Co.) A very large white seed¬ 
ling, often growing 4 in. or more in diameter. A remarkable pro¬ 
ducer for its size, yielding as many flowers per plant as most 
smaller varieties. Keeps and ships to perfection. The stem is long 
and strong enough to adequately support the large blooms. Al¬ 
most never splits, although the flower is very full center. The 
plants are bushy and free. Grows and propagates easily. The 
blooms are of show quality. Awarded a Bronze Medal by the 
Mass. Hort. Society in November at a time when most vari¬ 
eties are still of rather poor quality. 
$15.00 per 100, $125.00 per 1000 
DISCOVERY (Wm. Sim Carnation Co.) A seedling of reddish 
purple with edges fading to tyrian pink, having a velvet sheen. 
A most unusual and attractive novelty. The plants are clean 
and free, production is high, the stem is long and strong and the 
calyx firm, and it is easy to propagate. 
$12.50 per 100, $100.00 per 1000 
SAGAMORE (Wm. Sim Carnation Co.). A bright orange seed¬ 
ling, having petals tipped with red. A well formed flower about 
3 in. across with fringed petals, carried on a long, stiff stem 
with a firm calyx that never splits. The blooms are of uniform 
high quality throughout the season. The production is high, 
the plants are large but not grassy and the growth is clean and 
vigorous. Cuttings are plentiful, easily rooted and grown. 
$12.50 per 100, $100.00 per 1000 
LAST YEAR’S INTRODUCTIONS 
Ditchling (Peter Beuerlein's Sons). A rich, luminous dark pink, 
free from magenta. Deep, rounded flower of perfect form and 
good size. Makes a bushy plant. Very free and healthy. Erect 
stems with perfect calyx. After being cut, Ditchling has lasted 
20 days in a fresh state. $20.00 per 100, $150.00 per 1000 
Diarymaid (Peter Beuerlein's Sons). White ground, heavily 
striped toward the edge of petals. The flowers are large and 
full, with rich fragrance. The growth is exceptionally robust, 
healthy and free flowering. It seems faultless and is a pleasure 
to cultivate. A good Keeper and a grand show variety. 
$20.00 per 100, $150.00 per 1000 
Peter Fisher (C. B. Johnson). Exquisite shade of lively pink 
(Briarcliff color). Seedling from a white sport of Sophelia and 
Ivory. Fringed flowers, 3-3)4 in. across, perfect throughout 
the whole season with non-splitting calyx. A fine keeper, 
shipper and seller. The stem is just the right length and has 
ample strength to hold the flower gracefully. Early and free 
blooming—-a combination in growth of its parents. An excellent 
grower, clean and easily propagated. 
$8.00 per 100, $75.00 per 1000 
King Cardinal (Baur, Steinkamp Co.) The red Carnation the 
trade is looking for. It has no peer in its color. A large flower 
of brilliant deep red color on a strong stem which carries the 
flower erect. It comes into bloom early, is free and continuous. 
Splits in this variety are unknown. It makes fine plants in the 
field and transplants easily, or does very well when grown 
inside continuously. (Patented but no restrictions to propagate 
for your own planting). $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000 
Greatheart (Stephen E. Shaw). A deep rose pink (Ward shade) 
of exceptional size. It has a lively glowing color, beautiful in 
any light. Flowers are of consistently perfect form of uniform 
large size, reaching to 4)4 in. in diameter and better. The 
strong, stiff stems are in keeping with the rest of the flower. 
Patented, but not restricted for your own propagating. 
$20.00 per 100, $150.00 per 1000 
Aida (Wm. Sim Carnation Co.) A salmon pink seedling. Although 
the flowers are very large, they are carried on exceedingly 
strong stems. The plants are large and vigorous and the variety 
blooms continuously without splitting. Ships well, keeps well 
and is very popular with the retail trade. 
$12.50 per 100, $100.00 per 1000 
PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE 
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