Brief Summary of Salient Points 
(Continued) 
14. Feed regularly with a non-acid, well balanced food, but 
not during the winter months. 
15. Water when the surface becomes dry, so the growth 
does not become checked. 
16. Young plants should be pinched back to insure sturdy 
stock, at least three times before letting them bloom. 
17. They should have good drainage, to keep the soil from 
souring. 
18. Spray regularly, carrying out a systematic program for 
pest elimination. 
19. Cultivate, but not too deeply, only enough to allow the 
air to circulate freely around the roots. 
20. In picking carnations, the blooms should be broken as far 
down as possible. Break the blooms by hand and not by 
a knife or snippers. 
21. Pluck the flowers three quarters open for longer life, but 
not while still in bud. 
22. Do not plant carnation in the same bed without first 
fumigating the soil or removing the old earth and replac- 
ing it with new loam. 
23. Do not plant diseased carnations, for they will only con- 
taminate the healthy ones around them. 
24. All propagation should be done only during the cool 
months, from October to March. 
25. To increase the size of the blooms, disbudding is re- 
quired, especially around the crown buds. 
26. Do not plant them in complete shade, the result will 
always be a weak, spindly plant. 
27. A harmonious color scheme is paramount in a well kept 
garden. 
28. The best blooming period is spring and fall. 
29. It is not unusual for carnations to rest for a short time, in 
fact it is very good for them. 
30. Do not shock your plants by cutting them back all at 
once, do it a little at a time, for best results. Agricultural 
lime or wood ashes will be fine to sweeten the soil. 
Varieties 
San Francisco—New deep rose........2....cc-cceec-eceeeeeeee mf, 
Coral Reef—New fringy salmon............................ 15 
*Indian Summer—Light salmon, flaked red.......... 1.00 
Texas—Large rets...,.-..::-raicsas-it-dssa.dtesiceuee .00 
*Hazel Draper—Light buff, cerise edge.................. 75 
Klug’s Crimson—New large maroon............:...0.-+- 00 
Georgia—New balled shaped white...................- .50 
Nebraska—White, pink stripes........00.......0.ccc.e.eee- .50 
*Connecticut—White, wine stripes..........2............. 50 
North Dakota—New salmon............000.02.2.ccccceseeeeeee 00 
Washington—Large white....... cgec+xaergl feasiaepeeaeae .00 
*Massachusetts—Maroon, slate markings.............. 00 
*Walter Pidgeon—New large wine purple............ 1.50 
Tom Breneman—Light copper, 
heliotrope:. cA O uc) u..,scasiscten-dvdcne beascduee ee 2.00 
(In order to propagate this new unusual Breneman 
variety, it will not be for sale until 1948.) 
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