In the past, many new varieties of carnations have been dissemi¬ 
nated which never should have been put on sale. We doubt if any 
grower ever purposely deceived the trade. The principal reasons why 
poor varieties have gone out are: (1) Adequate records of the perfor¬ 
mance of new varieties were not kept. (2) Breeders honestly lost sight 
of the defects of new creations while becoming absorbed in their good 
qualities. ( 3 ) The need of ready money caused growers to “take a 
chance” and disseminate new varieties before they had proven their 
worth. 
The fine varieties described here have been thoroughly tested in 
every respect, detailed records have been kept of their habits of growth, 
production, quality, keeping, etc., and realizing the wisdom and necessity 
of creating and justifying a reputation for quality and dependability, 
we have tried to represent each variety honestly. 
We already have many orders on hand for next season’s delivery 
of these five seedlings, and although we are prepared to propagate 
100,000 cuttings each of Maytime and Paragon, we urge you to place 
your order at once for December and January delivery. The demand 
for early delivery is going to be so great that unless orders are received 
well in advance, delays will be inevitable. Our stock of Luxury, 
Delicacy and Siren is smaller, therefore, to avoid all chance of disap¬ 
pointment, it is to your advantage to order now. You are at liberty to 
cancel your order at any time previous to shipment, and as orders will 
be filled in rotation, it will be a case of “first come, first served.” 
PRICES ON ALL OF THESE VARIETIES ARE 
$15.00 per 100 $125.00 per 1000 
NO RESTRICTIONS. 250 AT 1000 RATE. 5% CASH DISCOUNT. 
The price on orders for fewer than 50 cuttings of any variety will be 
20 cents per cutting. 
The SIM CARNATION CO., Inc. 
SAUGUS. MASS. 
