H) e M c a t i IX 



TO THAT WORTHY BODY OF ENTHUSIASTS 



MY FELLOW MEMBERS OF 

 THE AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY 



WHOSE LOVE OF AND DEVOTION TO THE 

 DIVINE FLOWER HAVE ENABLED THEM 

 TO ACCOMPLISH SO MUCH IN SO SHORT 

 A PERIOD OF TIME, THIS VOLUME IS 

 RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED 



