A new variety of carnation plant producing white picotee red flowers.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of carnation 
plant which is the result of a cross of the variety `Koreno` as seed 
parent and `CFPC Twilight` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 7,514) as pollen parent. 
The varietal denomination of this new carnation is `CFPC Halo`. 
Among the novel combination of characteristics possessed by the new variety 
which distinguishes it are superior resistance to F. oxysporum, and F. 
graminearum and white picotee red flowers. Among the differences of the 
new variety from its parents are flower coloration since `CFPC Halo` 
produces white picotee red flowers whereas `Koreno` flowers are yellow and 
`CFPC Twilight` produces purple flowers. 
Asexual reproduction by propagation by side shoot cuttings of the new 
variety as performed in Salinas, Calif., shows that the foregoing and 
other distinguishing characteristics come true to form and are established 
and transmitted through succeeding propagations.