Excerpt from American Carnation Culture: The Evolution of Dianthus Caryophyllus Semperflorens; Origin, History, Classification, Varieties, Propagation, Diseases, Remedies, Care, Culture and Commercial Importance The first carnation plant sold in America was in March, 1864. What an amazing development in a humble industry in less than forty years. The end is not yet. The carnation crosses the thresh old of the 2oth century with queenlier step, greater grace, and sublimer beauty than ever before. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.