varieties of the Carnation which have their colours like a 
fringe round each petal, instead of distinct stripes running 
through from the apex to the base: they are of more mo- 
dern culture than the Carnation; and as regards those 
with yellow grounds, are more tender, almost requiring a 
greenhouse treatment during the winter. Their introduc- 
tion to this country was from Italy ; but whether the pro- 
duce of that country, or from whence originally obtained, 
Florists do not seem to know. Their excellence consists in 
strongly marked colours on a white or yellow ground; and 
if several colours unite in the same flower the better ; itis 
also a perfection to obtain them rose-leayed ; i. e. free from 
the jagged edging of the petals. 
he singular colours of those introduced by Mrs. Bew- 
IckE forms a new feature and object of pursuit for the 
Florist ; they were obtained with some difficulty by her 
from Brussels, where they were considered rare, and flow- 
ered with her, at Close-House, near Newcastle-on-Tyne, in - 
the summer of 1826. Her gardener treated them exactly in 
the same manner as the other Carnations in pots, and kept 
them in the open air. A rich compost of rotten manure 
and good loam, well mixed by turning it two or three times 
in the winter, for spring potting, is the best for all kinds of 
Carnations. C. 
