BERTER CARNATIONS FOR 1943 — GRGUE 
LIGHT AND SALMON PINK (Continued) 
POLLYANNA (Patented). This variety is very close to being the “ideal carnation.’”” The flowers 
are more than average size, a good Laddie salmon-flesh pink color, good keepers and do not 
split. The stems are stiff and medium length. Pollyanna is one of the best producers. 
$15.00 per 100 $125.00 per 1000 
RUTH HENGSTENBERG. Is slightly deeper and richer in color than Virginia and the flowers 
are larger and fuller. The plants are large and productive. The stems are long. The 
flowers keep well. For growers who experience difficulty with Virginia, this variety offers an 
excellent substitute. 
$6.00 per 100 $50.00 per 1000 
VIRGINIA. A favorite light pink variety which hardly needs description. The demand for it 
is as great today as when it first appeared on the market. The flowers are of Enchantress 
pink, are of medium size, have fringed petals, and borne on stiff, straight stems of medium 
length. Production is good and is uniform throughout the season. The calyx never splits. 
The flowers are famed for their keeping qualities. 
$7.00 per 100 $65.00 per 1000 
MEDIUM AND DARK PINK VARIETIES 
DARK PINK MAYTIME. This is a deep pink sport of Maytime, and has the same characteristics 
»-as the parent variety. 
$7.00 per 100 $60.00 per 1000 
DARK PINK PETER FISHER. A sport of Peter Fisher. It is a good Ward color, has same habit 
and. productiveness of its parent. 
$10.00 per 100 $90.00 per 1000 
DIRIGO. A fine dark pink variety similar to My Love in size, form and color. The flowers are of 
medium size and deeper in color than Dark Pink Maytime. The plants are large and bushy. 
Stems are long and strong. The calyx is firm and production is good. The flowers are good 
keepers and shippers. 
$7.00 per 100 $60.00 per 1000 
JOHN BRIRY. This is a dark pink carnation of high quality. It is not as heavy a producer as 
some commercial varieties, but its long, strong stem and high quality cause it to bring premium 
prices. The plants are very large and bushy. The flowers keep perfectly. The color is similar 
to that of My Love. 
$8.00 per 100 $75.00 per 1000 
NEW DEAL WARD. A selected and improved Boston Ward. The color is slightly deeper than 
that of Boston Ward, and the plants are more vigorous. 
$6.00 per 100 $50.00 per 1000 
PETER FISHER. The most prolific of the medium or rose pink varieties, and a very popular 
carnation. The flowers are of medium size, of good substance, and have deeply fringed petals. 
The stems are long and strong, the calyx does not split, and the flowers keep and ship to 
perfection. 
$6.00 per 100 $50.00 per 1000 
PINK TREASURE. (Patented) This is a large, full flower of medium or rose pink. It resembles 
Patrician in form and substance, but has a longer stem and ‘firmer calyx. 
$20.00 per 100 — $150.00 per 1000 
ROSALIE. (Patented) One of the good dark pink carnations. The flowers are of medium size, 
of Ward color, and they are good keepers. The stem is long, and the calyx very seldom splits. 
The plants are bushy and clean. 
$20.00 per 100 $150.00 per 1000 
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