CARNATIONS ARE EAZY TO GROW 
In1938 re Felsing started to grow carnations as 
a hobby without any idea of commercializing car- 
| nation plants. At the beginning he raised beautiful 
: | plants and flowers of the well-known common var- 
{| ieties, some solid colors and some verigated. His 
garden. and small green house were the point of in- 
terest of all his neighborhood. Not content with 
raising the ordinary carnations, he set up a small 
laboratory in which he experimented and by scien- 
| tific planting, propagating, crossing and fertilizing 
Vithe was successful in developing new and unusually 
| beautiful blooms, never before shown anywhere. 
_ These new carnations from then on became “The 
| Felsing’s Rare Carnations.” 
- Having been approached by so many carnation 
_lovers as well as commercial growers the firm of 
- Felsing’s Rare Carnation Gardens was born. 
From 1941 on Felsing’s Carnation Gardens have 
: _ enjoyed a most prolific patronage from both the re- 
tail as well as che wholesale trade. 
Today Felsing’s Carnation Gardens boast of hay- 
| ing the largest collection of carnation plants in the 
| world comprising over 350 different varieties. More 
| --varieties are created every season in order to keep 
| up the interest and enthusiasm of Felsing’s numer- 
| ; ous clientele. : 
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