. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 290 The American Florist. Mar. lo, (locally known as Van Leeuwen) and Daybreak, which latter was a distinct and valuable break. Out of Lawson have come several famous sorts, En- chantress, Mrs. M. A. Patten, and Nel- son Fisher. And we are ready for an- other one of this color. Helen God- dard bids fair to be a winner, and when Helen Gould and Winsor are in- troduced next year, particularly Winsor, they will certainly prove valuable. Another shade of color, which has been very popular, may be called very light pin
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 290 The American Florist. Mar. lo, (locally known as Van Leeuwen) and Daybreak, which latter was a distinct and valuable break. Out of Lawson have come several famous sorts, En- chantress, Mrs. M. A. Patten, and Nel- son Fisher. And we are ready for an- other one of this color. Helen God- dard bids fair to be a winner, and when Helen Gould and Winsor are in- troduced next year, particularly Winsor, they will certainly prove valuable. Another shade of color, which has been very popular, may be called very light pink. The first one I was familiar with was Miss JolifTe, a light flesh, tinted with salmon. I knew it well 30 years ago as the best in its class. Lat- er we had Daybreak, which was dis- placed by Fair Maid, and Enchantress, both excellent varieties. Enchantress is a model in all that constitutes a good carnation, and rais- ers of new varieties should aim to get its qualities in their seedlings. Then there is the scarlet class. What a demand there is for this color at Christmas! It harmonizes well with the holly berries, the cheerful chimes, and the general joy. Century was raised in 1878 by the late Charles T. Starr, and while more of a carmine than a scarlet, was very bright, and very useful until the advent of John Thorpe's Portia, which was a bril- liant scarlet, and very largely grown for many years. Its color has never been excelled. It was very productive, but its lack of size was a great draw- back. Then we had in rapid succession Lady Emma, Allegatierre, Garfield— the variety that Donald McCallum called Robert Craig, thinking he had a sport, and which after being grown considerably as Robert Craig turned out to be Garfield—Estelle, still grown in some sections, G. H. Crane, for years a good one; then America, Adonis, and finally Cardinal. The lat- ter has proved to be a good one in the western states, but has, so far, hardly come up to expectations in the east; in fac
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