URING THE 1952-53 season, we are offering you the four finest new 
varieties our firm has ever placed on the market! Each one is outstand- 
ing in its color class. Each one is a prize-winner. Each one should prove 
valuable in your greenhouses. 
All of these are seedling varieties, bred and developed by us. They 
have been thoroughly tested, not only in our own greenhouses, but in var- 
ious parts of the country. The flowers have been sold locally and in distant 
markets, and are established as valuable commercial varieties. They have 
been shown at several important flower shows, and have won awards when- 
ever shown. 
All four colors are soft, appealing shades. “Warm” is the word used 
by most growers to describe them. They are not harsh or flashly, and they 
blend beautifully with other colors. 
Frequent cultures have been made, and will be made, from the stock 
plants from which cuttings are taken to insure the cleanliness of the plants 
we ship you. We use various rooting mediums, and all are completely ster- 
ilized. Fermate is also used as an additional protection to you. No grower 
can positively guarantee that his cuttings are absolutely disease-free, regardless 
of elaborate claims regarding culturing, mother blocks, isolation of plants, etc. 
Neither can we. However, every possible precaution is taken to insure the 
cleanliness of the cuttings we sell. 
Deliveries of these carnations will start late in the summer, or early 
autumn. If you would like early cuttings, we can probably accomodate you. 
However, all orders will be shipped in rotation, except where late deliveries 
are requested. Let us know the earliest and latest dates on which you will 
accept the cuttings, and we will try to get them to you when you want them. 
We have a substantial stock of each one, but we expect to be sold out fairly 
early, and as it will be a case of “‘first come, first served,’ we suggest that 
you order early. We had orders for thousands of cuttings of these fine vari- 
eties before we had even named them or decided definitely when they would 
be disseminated. 
Orders for any of our carnations placed with your favorite dealer will 
receive the same prompt and careful attention that orders placed directly with 
us receive. Remember that you can save as much as $9.00 per 1000 by 
sending your check with your order. 
