JUST A WORD ABOUT: 
CARNATIONS—one of the principal greenhouse cut fiowers 
and the most versatile. For a vase of cut flowers, a corsage or 
other designs they last longer and give more satisfaction. 
V ARIETIES—new improved varieties are responsible for the 
carnation’s popularity. New striking colors and color combina- 
tions lend themselves to every use of flowers. Longer keeping 
qualities please the flower buyer. Heavier producing varieties 
make carnations a profitable crop. Every carnation planting 
should include a trial of the new introductions every year. 
OUR FIRM (Baur-Stéinkamp & Co.)—specialists in carnations 
for almost a half-century and the disseminators of many of the 
most widely grown varieties. Our first introduction appeared in 
1904 followed by many of today’s favorites including Betty Lou, 
Pink Abundance, Patrician, Chief Kokomo, King Cardinal, 
Rosalie, Tom Knipe and many others. We stand alone in the 
field of carnation hybridizing. 
PATENTING—the means by which we can continue our hybri- 
dizing program. We devote thousands of square feet of bench 
space and many hours of labor to the development of new 
varieties and in order to continue we must realize some return 
from this investment. We have disseminated a few varieties 
under growers contract that were not eligible for patenting but 
we do not find this plan adequate. 
Patenting also is a protection for the purchaser as the cost 
of obtaining a patent limits disseminations to worthwhile varie- 
ties. The progressive grower who tries the new introductions 
is assured that his competitors will not be able to buy the same 
varieties a year or two later at a much reduced price. 
OUR POLICY—to disseminate only new varieties that we feel 
certain will be satisfactory and profitable to grow, to produce 
rooted cuttings of the highest quality possible with the aid of 
modern science and up-to-date growing methods. We can pros- 
per only on our customers’ satisfaction. 
