6 
CARNATIONS 
The photograph at the left illus¬ 
trates the class of cuttings which 
we take for propagation. No top, 
leggy cuttings are taken, for they 
produce weak, spindly plants 
with flowers of poor quality. No 
hard, basal cuttings are taken, for 
they are slow to root, produce 
poor plants and are subject to 
disease. The cuttings which are 
numbered are those which are 
propagated. 
All of our propagating work, from the selection of the cutting to its removal from 
the sand, is done by a small group of our most experienced and skilled workers. 
Every cutting is taken from the plant itself, and no cuttings are taken in the flower 
room. Every operation is checked and rechecked for your protection. 
As a result of long experience, 
we believe that cuttings do best 
when the leaves are not trimmed 
severely. The photo at the right 
shows our cuttings before being 
placed in the sand and upon be¬ 
ing removed from the sand. Plenty 
of space is allowed in the propa¬ 
gating bench to permit the free 
circulation of air and to prevent 
the possibility of disease. 
