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FIGURES ON CARNATION PRODUCTION 
AT WEST CHICAGO 
In order to convince ourselves of the money making possibility of many of the 
varieties of Carnations which we had never grown at West Chicago, it was decided to test 
the merits of upwards of twenty-five varieties. A selection was made from the new and 
recent introductions as well as some of the older ones, which we felt deserved a trial. 
Quantities of each kind selected varied from 100 to 250 or more. An accurate count 
was kept on all blooms cut, the number of cuttings taken, as well as the number of splits. 
Below is the season’s results on the varieties that seemed to be worth while. About 
a dozen were discarded as not meeting with our standards. We realize that all growers 
will not agree with our figures. We know only too well, that some florist will get better 
results with certain varieties than we did, while some men cannot grow other varieties in 
a profitable way. 
In making a decision as to our best liked varieties, we count not only the production, 
the habit, the growth, and quality of flowers, etc., but also the returns in dollars that 
we receive. All our flowers are marketed in the downtown Chicago Wholesale Houses. 
We have no retail outlet. 
OUR FIVE LEADING VARIETIES 
Total Fls. Total Cuttings Percent 
Variety Pers Sq. Fr Per=oqi Ft. of Splits Notes 
1. Virginia 31.10 2.61 Most popular light pink. 
2. Olivette 28.86 4.88 2 Steadiest producer—excellent. 
3. Charm 20.47 7.68 Best light pink. Good winter quality. 
4. Seth Parker 23.90 7.28 Larger—better than Woburn. 
5. King Cardinal 26.24 4.25 The old standby in reds. 
The above five varieties are being all grown in quantity this coming season, we are 
however, making a further test by growing a smaller quantity of the following. Possibly 
this year or the next, may see us dropping one of the above and replacing it with some 
one or more of the following varieties: 
~ Pollyanna 25.39 2.69 A cropper, fair quality. 
John Briry 21.99 2.30 Quality excellent, shows promise. 
Virginia Rose 21.03 15.14 Choice for Med. Dark Pink 
Dk. Peter Fisher 27.10 6.23 Weak like all Fishers. 
Yellow Gold 25.01 20 Average, good stems, splits. 
Barb. Brig. 24.33 1.68 2 A good novelty for retail. 
Pharaoh 20.40 6.00 5 Shy producer—good novelty. 
W. Peter Fisher 32.29 2.00 10 Med. size quality, white. 
Star Dust 27.65 13.80 20 Shows promise. 
Joyce ; 28.84 32 Splits too much. 
Fire Chief 9.08 22:31 2 Good, shade deeper than King Cardinal. 
Gold. Wonder 222 4 A novelty, weak of stem. 
Dairymaid 30.64 1.54 8 A good novelty. 
Pelargonium 22.45 2.69 10 Attractive. 
In addition to the above varieties we are growing some of the new introductions, 
we always try out most of the Carnations that are offered to the trade each season. We 
welcome visitors at West Chicago. We are running a number of interesting tests in 
different soils and also different feeding programs. Our Carnations are grown both in 
sterilized soil and also in gravel, and we believe our Carnation houses have some interest- 
ing experiments that will be of value to the modern grower. 
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