10 = CARNATIONS 


40,000 CARNATION PLANTS — MOTHER'S DAY 
In order to aid you in securing a house of flowering plants like the one above, 
every care is used in the selection and handling of the cuttings. Cuttings are 
taken from midway on the stems, and are selected from clean, vigorous plants. 
To supply your needs, over 40,000 plants are selected and grown for propagating 
purposes only. 
Cuttings are carefully prepared, dipped in potassium permanganate and then 
placed in clean, sharp sand which has been sterilized. A: new lot of sand is used 
for each batch of cuttings. While in the propagating house, cuttings are rooted 
cool and slow. Bottom heat and shade are employed only until roots have 
started. Cuttings are removed from the sand as soon as they are well-rooted. 
Every precaution is taken to prevent softening of the cuttings, and to insure stock 
that has been properly hardened off and which will produce satisfactory results. 
Only our most experienced employees do any of our propagating or packing, and 
every one of these skilled men has been performing this work for at least ten 
years. Our aim is to produce dependable carnation cuttings of high quality in 
sufficiently large quantities to fill any order and to provide efficient and economi- 
cal service in this field. 
Space does not permit our printing cultural suggestions in this booklet, but a 
leaflet containing such instructions will be included in every shipment of plants. 
The subject of insects and diseases is such an important one, however, that we 
have listed in this catalogue those of primary concern to carnation growers. We 
hope that this information will aid you in diagnosing and combating your troubles. 
We will be happy to answer your inquiries to the best of our ability. 
