IRWIN’S SPECIALTY 
CARNATION CUTTINGS 
NEW CARNATIONS FOR 1939—Continued 
CLARK’S BEAUTY (Seedling). Developed by Howard 
Clark, Lancaster, Pa. Color glowing dark pink. Flowers 
fragrant, average 3j^ inches. Does not split; good keeper 
and sturdy stem. 
DAINTY QUEEN (Seedling). Developed by Wm. Sim & 
Sons, No. Berwick, Maine. Color pink and white variegated. 
Size of flowers 3)/£ inches, strong stem; makes a good strong 
plant. 
DIRIGO (Seedling —not patented). Developed by Strout’s 
Inc., Biddeford, Maine. Color clear deep pink, slightly 
darker than “Ward” and holds its color till Spring. Good 
long stem with 3 l /2 inch, well formed flowers. Good keeper 
and makes a good plant with very little grass. 
GARNET BEAUTY (Seedling). Put on the market last 
year. Growers who bought are pleased because it is a clean, 
healthy grower. Color is glowing crimson and flowers 3x2 
inches. It looks very promising. 
GREATHEART (Seedling)—patented. Developed by the 
late Stephen E. Shaw. Greatheart is the largest flowering 
Ward color Carnation on the market. It is 4 inches and 
over and is fine for private trade and commercial growers 
who have a demand for very large blooms. It splits some, 
but you can now use our new Carnation bands and it will 
pay you to use them. Growers in Europe like Greatheart. 
KATHRYN ELIZABETH (Seedling). Developed by Park 
Floral Company, Denver, Colo. Color about the same as 
C. W. Ward, a medium pink. Makes a good strong plant, 
fine stem with a well formed 3 l A inch flower and a fine 
keeper. Several shipments of flowers were made to us from 
Denver to New York and they kept in fine condition for 
seven to ten days. We sent a few cuttings for trial to some 
of our good customers in different sections of the country 
and Europe and have received very fine reports and orders 
for same. 
LOCH INVAR (Seedling). A very beautiful novelty de¬ 
veloped by Wm. Sim & Sons, North Berwick, Maine and 
introduced exclusively by us. Color, Garnet with orchid; 
a gentleman’s Carnation for his lapel, as garnet crimson is 
the proper color. A clean grower, good stem, flowers 3}4 
inches. 
MINUET (Seedling). Light pink—a little lighter than May¬ 
time but larger in size. From a number of trials sent out 
last year we have received very fine reports. 
OLIVETTE (Seedling). Developed by Sim Carnation Co., 
Saugus, Mass. Color pure white. 3-in. bloom of exception¬ 
ally high quality. Very high, full center. Perfectly sym¬ 
metrical. Will not split. Calyx has six prongs instead of 
usual five. Petals are serrated. Blooms early and continu¬ 
ously, and is a heavy producer. Stem is straight and strong. 
Excellent keeper and shipper. A great 
commercial variety. Fine, bushy plants. 
Produced this year, the finest first flowers 
we have ever cut from any white variety. 
PARAGON (Seedling). A clear deep pink. 
In form it is a greatly improved My Love. 
Looks very promising. 
PHAROAH (Seedling). Developed by Sim 
Carnation Co., Saugus, Mass. Color deep 
orange petals with red edges. Orange is 
much deeper than in Barbara Brigham 
and variegation is only on edges of petals. 
Blooms measure from 3^2 to 4 Yi inches 
across. This is an exceptionally beautiful 
novelty which is very popular with the 
retailers. Fine stem, firm calyx, very 
large, heavy plants with broad foliage, 
clean and vigorous. A good producer and 
a splendid keeper. 
ROSALIE (Seedling—patented). Developed by Baur-Stein- 
kamp & Co., Indianapolis, Ind. from the same seed parent 
which produced Patrician and Pink Treasure. Rosalie 
looks good to us. The color is a bright shade of medium 
pink a little deeper and brighter than Betty Lou. Growth 
and flowers are very free making fine plants in the field. 
It does not split. Flowers are the same size as King Car¬ 
dinal which is the best red to date. Rosalie is sold under 
letters permit, same as Pink Treasure. Purchasers will be 
granted permission to propogate all they wish to plant for 
their own needs. We recommend that you buy 100 or more 
cuttings this year. If you do so, you can buy 500 rooted 
cuttings next year at 10c. per cutting. Colored plates on 
request. 
TAMERLANE (Seedling). Developed by Wm. Sim & Sons- 
We sent sample to about twenty growers for trial. Fine 
reports have come in from Denver and other sections. Two 
from Europe want to buy some so Mr. Sim decided to send 
some out in 100 lots only to introduce it. Color about the 
same as Mrs. C. W. Ward. Fine strong stem, well formed 
3 x /i inch flowers, good keeper, flowers freely and makes a 
good strong plant. We are sole distributors. 
VIRGINIA ROSE (Sport of Virginia). Developed by 
Hingham Flower & Garden Co., Hingham, Mass, and in¬ 
troduced exclusively by us. Color a little lighter than Ward, 
a soft medium pleasing shade of pink that will blend in all 
kind of floral work and has no trace of Magenta. Flowers are 
the same size as Virginia with strong stems very free flower¬ 
ing and no splits. Reports from growers all over the country 
and Europe to whom we sent samples on trial are very good. 
Denver growers like it very much. Mr. Johnson bought the 
two original 6 inch pot plants from the Hingham Flower & 
Garden Co. Hingham, Mass. We show here a photo of the 
two plants and photostatic copy of Mr. Johnson’s check for 
$2,000.00 which he paid for these two plants. Virginia Rose, 
rooted cuttings, are grown for us exclusively by Mr. C. B. 
Johnson. 
YORK BEAUTY (Seedling)—patented. Dandy X White 
Matchless. You may remember we put Dandy on the 
market about 15 years ago, a sport of Morning Glow and it 
made good. York Beauty was developed by Chas. A 
Schaefer, York, Pa. and put on the market last year. We 
have booked some nice orders this year from growers in 
Europe and in this country. Color bright rose-pink, size 
3 Vi to 4)/£ inches. Good stem and free flowering. We can 
furnish photos taken October 25th, 1938 showing how it 
looks; also colored plates on request. 
TWO NEW VARIETIES FOR NEXT 
SEASON 
For December 1939 and January and 
February 1940 we will offer: 
MAYTIME, white. MAYTIME, dark pink. 
Both these two varieties have same growing 
and general characteristics as original May- 
time. Prices will be: 
25....$4.50 50....$8.00 100... .$15.00 
NEW CARNATION BANDS: 
Made of pliable metal. Are easily 
attached and removed. Growers of large, 
flowering fancy varieties which are inclined 
to split find it pays to use them. Can be 
used several times. 
500 bands.$3.50 1000 bands-$6.25 
PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE 
