TY - JOUR AU - Kohl, Harry C. TI - De shooting carnations for better flower quality JF - California Agriculture JO - Calif Agr Y1 - 1970/12/01 VL - 24 IS - 12 SP - 10 EP - 11 PB - University of California Agriculture and Nature Resources SN - 0008-0845 UR - http://www.ucanr.edu/sites/calagjournal/archive/?article=ca.v024n12p10 AB - THIS DISCUSSION OF FLOWER QUALITY is limited to the three major factors in grading: flower size (weight), stem size (weight per unit stem length) and stem length. In general, the larger the flower and stem, the higher the quality.