. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 198 The American Florist. Feb. 25, provement of rural social conditions. The influence of Mr. Toole has been state wide in favor of pei-manent and substantial agriculture, and it was for this unselfish service that he was rec- ognized by the university. THE CARNATION. Carnations of Today. Those of us whose memories reach back to Pres. Degraw, Crimson King, Peerless, Portia, Astoria, and other car- nation names of that period (and vari- eties were quite numerous even then), will readily see that great advances have
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 198 The American Florist. Feb. 25, provement of rural social conditions. The influence of Mr. Toole has been state wide in favor of pei-manent and substantial agriculture, and it was for this unselfish service that he was rec- ognized by the university. THE CARNATION. Carnations of Today. Those of us whose memories reach back to Pres. Degraw, Crimson King, Peerless, Portia, Astoria, and other car- nation names of that period (and vari- eties were quite numerous even then), will readily see that great advances have been made both in flower, thai is in form, in colors, and in size. It is now many years since the late John Thorpe mentioned his ideal in size for the carnation as a diameter of four inches, and such a flower to be pro- duced on a strong, stiff stem. That ideal has been reached in several vari- eties, though the ideal size has not al- ways been found in combination with the other good features that are de- manded by a discriminating grower. A new variety, at the present' time, is exposed to keen criticism, for a very high standard has been reached, and it is not enough for a new seedling to simply show good size and fair color; for the trade demands that a large flower of good form and plcusing color shall be produced on a good strong stem, but also that the plant shall be of good constitution and free in grpwth and flower; and last, but not least, the retail man, who after all seems to be the supreme court of the cut flower world, declares that the flower must be a good keeper, and of .such a shade that he can use it to advantage. V.'ith such requirements as these constantly before him, the carnation hybridizer has much to work for, and much work to do, and that some of them do appre- ciate the size of their task is evidenced by the care with which they select the candidates for popular favor, from among the hundreds, or even thou- sands, of seedlings from which they may make
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