. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igoS. The American Florist. 997. CARNATION GEORGIA. RAISED BY J. Back View of Flower. COCKCROFT, NORTHPORT, N. Y. Front VitMv of Flower. intelligent and systematic manner. recently we had tlie pleasui'e of visiting his -•ange. which, with his handsome lioine, IS located on a r)0-aore tract in the snbnrhs of the quaint, yet beaiitifnl, town of Northport. 'I'hongh there are many good things to he seen at this range, the partienlar attraction at present is the white car- nation. Georgia, which will be dissemi-
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igoS. The American Florist. 997. CARNATION GEORGIA. RAISED BY J. Back View of Flower. COCKCROFT, NORTHPORT, N. Y. Front VitMv of Flower. intelligent and systematic manner. recently we had tlie pleasui'e of visiting his -•ange. which, with his handsome lioine, IS located on a r)0-aore tract in the snbnrhs of the quaint, yet beaiitifnl, town of Northport. 'I'hongh there are many good things to he seen at this range, the partienlar attraction at present is the white car- nation. Georgia, which will be dissemi- nated the coming winter. Georgia has been grown at the Cockcroft range for five years, each year increasing the es- timation in which it is held. On onr recent visit we found several bouses de- voted to its growth, all showing, thus early in the season, a wealth of fine com- mercial blooms on long and graceful stems. As to its blooming qualities, we cannot do better than quote Jlr. Cock- croft's own statement that. "It blooms early, late and all the ; can corroborittc that statement calling on Traendly & Schenck. the well known wholesale com- mission men of New York, who handle all the cut lilooms from the Cockcroft range, and who are justly credited with knowing a .good thing when they see it. Photographs showing the Christmas nOOTi crop, the Easter (lOOS) crop, and others taken early in the past Sep- tember, all prove it to be a most prolific bloomer. Though we looked carefully over the beds, we failed to find a single split and it is said to be a rarity to find one even in the coldest winter weather. The when \ve saw it was clean and healthy. and the habit of the plant is idtal. It roots very readily, and a large number of cuttings, clean and healthy in appear- ance, are already rooted, many being already transferred to the soil. Last year Mr. Cockcroft introduced Harvard, a fine, dark red, and in ad
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