Carnation named Stanoct

#This new carnation cultivar originated as a seedling resulting from my crossing at Aalsmeer, Holland, of selected carnation varieties from my collection maintained at Aalsmeer for breeding purposes. This particular plant was selected by me for propagation and test because of the bright red coloring of its relatively small blooms and apparently strong and vigorous growth habit. This seedling was propagated by me at Aalsmeer by means of cuttings from the parent plant and the results of that propagation were so favorable that propagation by means of cuttings was carried on at Aalsmeer through several successive generations, which demonstrated that the distinguishing characteristics of this plant were retained from generation to generation and appeared to be firmly fixed.

#This new carnation cultivar is illustrated by the accompanying full color photographic drawing which shows flowers and buds in various stages of opening as they appear on several flowering stems, the color rendition being as nearly true as it is possible to obtain by conventional commercial photographic procedures.

#The following is a detailed description of my new carnation cultivar based upon observations of plants grown in greenhouse at Aalsmeer, Holland, in the Summer of 1983, the color designations being according to The R.H.S. Colour Chart published by The Royal Horticultural Society of London, England.

#Origin: Seedling.

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