. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. i8gg. The American Florist. 839 for the retail trade, but makes a spe- cialty of carnations for the wholesale trade, shipping flowers and plants to all points in the United States, from New York city to San Francisco and from New Orleans to Winnipeg, Manitoba. He makes exhibits of flowers and plants «t all the leading flower shows. Business is carried on under the firm name of F. Dorner & Sons Co., and associated with Mr. Dorner are his two sons, Fred. E., Jr., and Theodore, also his three daughters. \Vm. Scot
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. i8gg. The American Florist. 839 for the retail trade, but makes a spe- cialty of carnations for the wholesale trade, shipping flowers and plants to all points in the United States, from New York city to San Francisco and from New Orleans to Winnipeg, Manitoba. He makes exhibits of flowers and plants «t all the leading flower shows. Business is carried on under the firm name of F. Dorner & Sons Co., and associated with Mr. Dorner are his two sons, Fred. E., Jr., and Theodore, also his three daughters. \Vm. Scott was the first of Mr. Dorner's new carnations that is still grown extensively todaj'; of the later introductions, Mrs. Geo. M. Bradt, White Cloud, Gold Nugget and G. H. Crane are well and most favorably known. He makes quite a specialty of carnation cuttings and the greater part of the range of glass is devoted to that purpose, although a considerable portion is reserved for the production and trial of new varieties, two of the houses being, entirely occupied in this way at the pres- ent time. CARNATIONS. SOME NEW VARIETIES. Mary Hill (Hill).—Triumph is the pollen parent of this variety. It has a stifTstem two to three feet in length, a per- fect calyx, and produces a flower three and one-half inches in diameter. The color is Triumph pink on opening, but it lightens and becomes more beautiful as the bloom matures. It does not bleach at the edges. 11 has remarkable freedom of bloom and requires more space on the bench than do most varieties, owing to the size of the plants by mid-season. No. 110 (Weber).—This is a white seedling of 1S9G and will not be sent out until next year. It is a very vigorous grower and produces large blooms on. CARNATION ESTELLE, extra long, strong stems. The blooms may very easily be classed as fancy, as tew of them come under three inches. It is easy to handle, and Messrs. Weber & Sors report it very profitable. Queen Louise (Dillon).—The o
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