. American carnation culture. Carnations. AN OLD CARNATION ENGRAVING. 141 list were birthed outside of the carnation zone, nor has there ever been any other valuable commercial carnations. As to the two California introductions, see the chapters bearing on their The above engraving is a group of three carnations, Ed- wardsii, white, red and variegated I^a Purities. It was obtained by the late Charles Starr, and is the first engraving made from the Alegatiere remontant type in this country, possibly in the world. It was engraved about 1880, and has been in the writer's possession fifte
. American carnation culture. Carnations. AN OLD CARNATION ENGRAVING. 141 list were birthed outside of the carnation zone, nor has there ever been any other valuable commercial carnations. As to the two California introductions, see the chapters bearing on their The above engraving is a group of three carnations, Ed- wardsii, white, red and variegated I^a Purities. It was obtained by the late Charles Starr, and is the first engraving made from the Alegatiere remontant type in this country, possibly in the world. It was engraved about 1880, and has been in the writer's possession fifteen years. Without accurate data as to the time it was made, or the scale of size on which it was wrought, the inference is safe that it dates back toward the era that carnations began to be esteemed and cultivated in America. The cut represents flowers. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Lamborn, Levi Leslie, 1829- [from old catalog]. Alliance, Ohio, L. L. Lamborn
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