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flowers, and when young plants are placed singly 

 on the borders, there is not sufficient show of 

 blossoms to render them attractive or to afford 

 sufficient fragrance, added to which it is less 

 trouble to make a few holes to receive the pro- 

 per compost, than to give it separately to each 

 plant ; and as the blue colour of the grass leaves 

 of the Pink is very ornamental in the winter 

 months by its contrast with the colour of the 

 grass lawn, or the foliage of those plants which 

 retain their leaves, it is desirable to form the 

 clumps of sufficient size to give effect, always 

 bearing in mind that the Pink loves an open si- 

 tuation, and a pure air, with a south-east aspect. 

 , Clumps of Pinks would appear to great ad- 

 vantage if formed immediately on grass lawns, 

 but in this case they must be planted sufficiently 

 thick to hide the earth, but until their growth is 

 formed moss of any kind may be strewed over 

 the vacant space, which can be removed as the 

 Pinks increase in size. 



The mode of raising these plants from seed 

 will be found under the head of Carnation. The 

 most rare varieties are propagated by layers, but 

 they are more generally increased by pipings, 

 which should be taken off the plants immediately 

 previous to or during the time of flowering ; about 



