Yeu Caruations 
PREVIOUS INTRODUCTIONS 
WHITE 
Jupiter. A large, strong stemmed white. 
Aurora. Another exceptionally large, white flower. Does well 
in late spring and early fall. 
Adonis. A winter white. Satisfactory flower quality and good 
production. This variety is competition for Olivette. 
PINK 
Apollo. An outstanding salmon pink, larger than Netta. A 
good summer flower, well suited to all areas of the country. 
Aphrodite. A clear light pink; outside petals bleach a little in 
late spring and early fall, but do not burn. A good, early 
producer with an early comeback, it is at its best in areas of 
relatively high light intensity. 
Diana. Light pink; a good producer. 
Venus. A show variety. Extra large, beautiful, long stemmed, 
salmon pink flower. 
ROSE 
Minerva. An unusual deep scarlet pink. Good summer flower— 
fades in very high light intensity, but fades uniformly with no 
white edge. Heavy break-back; fine keeper. 
RED-SCARLET 
Ceres. Beautiful King Cardinal color and exceptionally high 
production. Early, with heavy comeback. 
Neptune. Scarlet (color resembles that of Wm. Sim); a free 
breaker, fine stretch. A very satisfactory variety. 
MAROON 
Vulcan. Excellent keeper, good comeback. Best maroon. 
YELLOW 
Midas. A good yellow Carnation. Production very satisfactory. 
Strongly recommended where Miller’s Yellow is a problem. 
VARIEGATED 
Orion. Color resembles that of Glowing Ember. An excellent 
grower and producer. 
Saturn. A beautiful warm bronze variegated; excellent under 
artificial light. Promises to become a very popular novelty. 
NOTES ON 
Most Carnations are still either banded or set out 3 x 3 in. to 
nursery beds, then benched in June or early July. A few are 
still set out to the field from late May till mid-July, but losses 
from disease are fast eliminating this practice—plus the back- 
breaking work involved. 
New and promising, especially for retail growers, is direct- 
benching with single pinch. It is by far the least work, produces 
as many or more flowers over’ the year as you get from bench- 
ing a banded or ‘nursery bed’’ plant, and with just as good or 
better quality. The only joker is that with single pinch, you are 
apt to get a heavy peak cut, then for a month or so very little. 
Also, in order to get into flower at desirable periods, it means 
benching the cuttings early in May—a period when most 
growers still want the cut from their old plants. Retail growers 
can bench Carnation cuttings direct after March Snaps, Stocks, 
or Mums. 
So, as usual, we compromise—and from it will come sched- 
ules that will permit direct benching of most of the crop, and a 
reasonable steady production thru the year rather than heavy 
peaks. The schedules at right show how our own Carnation 
range will be handled in ‘53. 
As with any single pinch crop, the first crop must be cut to 
a visible break—a shoot that is already started. If cut lower, 
second crop will come much later. One-third of the area to 
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Plant on your right is Midas. The rooted cutting was benched direct 
June 22. The shorter plant was banded as a rooted cutting April 4, 
benched from band on June 22. Photo taken August 25. 
PRICES above 14 varieties: 
Per 100 
50 of a variety $13.50 
Per 100 
500-950 of a variety $11.45 
100-250 of a variety 12.80 1000-2450 of a variety 10.80 
300-450 of a variety 12.15 2500and up of avariety 10.10 
Quantity prices apply to any one variety only. 
CARNATIONS 
each of the three schedules. Use only varieties that come back 
rapidly from a pinch. See BALL RED BOOK, page 86. 
Band Cuttings Bench Pinch Cut first Cut Second 
(3x3 Veneer) Cuttings Once only Crop Crop Remarks 
April 1 By May 15 May 1 Aug. to Jan.-Feb. Go light 
mid-Sept. on red. Re- 
pinch 14 of 
" this lot. 
NO Bench June 15 Late Aug. Mar. 1 Go light 
cuttings thru Oct. May 15 onred. Re- 
direct pinch 14 of 
on May 15 this lot. 
NO Bench July 15 Nov.-Dec. Apr.-May- Heavier 
direct June on red. 
June 15 
Notes: 
1. To avoid some of the heavy August cut from the first lot, 
half of the plants can be pinched a second time—about June |. 
Part of the second group might also be re-pinched. 
2. Any or all of the three groups may be banded or set out 
to nursery beds before benching if the old plants are still mak- 
ing money for you—but that means more work, slower growth. 
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