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S. S. SKIDELSKY & CO.. Inc. 
CARNATIONS <p> CERTIFIED ROOTED CUTTINGS 
NEW INTRODUCTIONS 1953 
Per 100 Per 1000 
*Belvedere. (Geiger). Pleasing shade of rose-pink 
(medium pink). Clean and upright growth. Does 
not split. Stiff stem, and good keeper ceemamnunn 22.50 180.00 
*Boston (Patten) Parentage-seedlings. Dark pink. 
Flower 21/.-3", very productive. A good commer- 
cial, twelve month variety. Clean healthy growth, 
strong stem 
22.00 180.00 
*Canary Queen. (Sim) Soft, rich yellow. Perfectly 
clear color early in season, after which a faint 
light pink variegation appears in winter. Flowers 
large and full. Good keeper and producer. Long, 
Strong (stems aseth eee ee ee ee 
22.00 180.00 
*Coral (Patten) Parentage-seedlings. Brilliant sal- 
mon, at times slightly flaked. Flower 3!/,", very 
productive. Good commercial, twelve month va- 
riety. Clean healthy growth and strong stem..... 
22.00 180.00 
*Desert Sun. (Sim) Pale gold or creamy yellow 
buff. Color is clear early in season, but during 
winter, a faint deep pink variegation appears. 
Production and keeping qualities Good. cecum 
22.00 180.00 
*Gordon. (Sim) Cross of Sidney Littlefield on 
Princess Irene. Soft shell pink. Flowers large, full 
and rounded. Stems strong and of medium length. 
Good keeper 
22.00 180.00 
*Harvest Moon. (Hill) Sport of Wm. Sim. Orange 
yellow. It is typical Sim in every respect except 
color, which is uniform across the flower and 
throughout the year. (Minimum order 500 cut- 
tings) 150.00 
Light Pink Sport of Barbara Janet. (MacGuffog) 
Free-blooming, non-splitting, variety. Holds color 
well. Excellent) producers. se csntasascte nate 22.00 180.00 
Light Pink Littlefield. (Peterson) True light pink, 
similar to Hercules Virginia. Holds its color very 
Wwellain sot we CUner eats: eteraee ence, Pee eee 
20.00 150.00 
*Light Pink Northland (B & S). Sport of White 
Northland. Quality and growing habits identi- 
Cal. Delicate shade Of fleshy Dirk occeccsssncssueissisnenes 
20.00 150.00 
*Magnet. (Patten) Parentage-seedlings. Orchid 
—deeper than Mrs. Bradford, slightly flaked. 
Strong stem. Does not split. Free bloomer. Flow- 
ers 3”. Very attractive 
20.00 150.00 
*Peace. (Shaefer) Pure White. Parentage, Schae- 
fer’s Pink X Puritan. 3!/,-4” flower, strong growers, 
stilt stems). Goods producer eee en ne nena 
20.00 175.00 
*Saugus Pink. (Sim). Seedling, cross of two un- 
named seedlings. Color similar to, but a little 
lighter than Sidney Littlefield—a soft deep pink. 
Large, full and rounded flower which keeps and 
ships well. Production steady and high. Stems 
strong and good lenth. No splitting woes 
22.00 180.00 
*Schaefer’s Red. (Schaefer) Sport of Schaefer's 
Pink, with same characteristics and habits ....... 
20.00 150.00 
‘*Sophie. (Schaefer) White variegated pink. Strong 
grower and good producer. Stiff stems. Parent- 
age—Puritan X Schatefer’s Park a cccsssssssssssssssnsssnee 
20.00 175.00 
Per 100 Per 1000 
Tetra-Sarah Jane (B & S). A true tetraploid de- 
veloped from Sarah Jane Knipe. Magenta with 
silver edges, flower up to an inch larger, heavier 
foliage, thicker and stronger stems. Excellent 
POT OGL CEION egies DAE ig te ttacete cect ct seeder econo oe ae a ra 25.00 200.00 
Variegated Littlefield (Peterson). New sport of 
Mittletield=—blushminkgi1CO) Ol teeee semester 20.00 150.00 
YODER BROS. INTRODUCTIONS—1953 
Achilles. Large clear white, petals deeply serrated. Flower larger 
than Jupiter, and is more productive. Long strong stems. 
Cassandra. Lively yellow variegated, pink penciling. Similar to 
Orion. Larger flower and stronger stems. 
Cupid. Briarcliff Pink. Medium size flower. High producer, good 
keeper. 
Eros. Light pink. Large flowers. Average production. 
Juno. Medium sized, flat well formed white flower. Very full center. 
Pandora, Dark pink. Beautiful in artificial light. Good average 
production. 
Siren. Bright scarlet. Heavy producer. Medium length stems. 
Titan. Intense crimson red. Very full flower. High production. 
ABOVE VARIETIES: 
50 of a variety $15.00 per 100 
100- 250 “ “ 14.25“ 
300- 450 uu oe uw 13.50 a) uu 
500- 950 uw ae uu 12.75 uw uw 
1000-2450 “ “ a 12.00 “ “ 
2500-up “ “ - 125s 
YODER BROS. 1952 INTRODUCTIONS 
PINK 
Apolla. Salmon pink. A good summer flower, larger than Netta. 
Aphrodite. Clear light pink. Early and good producer. 
Diana. Light pink, good producing variety. 
Venus. Salmon pink. A show variety. Long stem. 
DEEP PINK 
Minerva. Deep scarlet-pink. Fine keeper. 
WHITE 
Adonis. Good winter producing variety. 
Aurora. Large white show flower. Strong stem. 
Jupiter. Large white, very strong stem. Competition for Northland. 
YELLOW 
Midas. A good yellow. 
RED-SCARLET-CRIMSON 
Ceres. King Cardinal color, Exceptionally productive. Early with 
a heavy comeback. 
Neptune. Scarlet, similar to color of Wm. Sim. Satisfactory variety. 
Vulcan. A fine flower in the crimson or maroon group. Excellent 
keeper. 
VARIEGATED 
Orion. Color resembles that of Glowing Ember. Excellent grower 
and producer, 
pout Beautiful warm bronze variegated. Excellent under artificial 
ight. 
ABOVE VARIETIES: 
50 of a variety $13.50 per 100 
100- 250“ “ 3 12.80) SyoS 
300- 450“ “ 12.159 ee 
500- 950“ “ a 11-45 9 ee 
1000-2450 “ “ 10.80) 35 
2500-up “ “ os 10.10) ee 
ALL VARIETIES MARKED x ARE PATENTED OR RESTRICTED AND SUBJECT TO SIGNED AGREEMENTS. 
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WE CANNOT ACCEPT ORDERS FOR LESS THAN 100 CUTTINGS OF ONE VARIETY: 250 OR MORE OF A VARIETY AT THE 1000 RATE EXCEPT WHERE NOTED, 
