40 CARNATIONS AND PINKS 



Tlie old Miilmaison is widely j^rown, but in recent 

 years a revolution has been effected in Carnations of 

 this type. Mr. Martin R. Smith turned his attention 

 to the cultivation of the Carnation in his garden at 

 Hayes, Kent, about twelve years ago. Previous to 

 this there had been sports from the original blush 

 form, pink and crimson. The pink form is most 

 esteemed. Mr. Smith, by a system of cross-fertilisa- 

 tion with varieties that would seed (the Malmaison 

 will not), some two hundred seedlings were obtained, 

 and a selection of varieties made from them. I had 

 the honour to introduce them to the public in 1894 

 for the first time, and these first-fruits of an amateur's 

 work are still equal, if not in some respects superior, 

 to the later productions. 



Varieties 



They were Lady Griiiistoji, pinkish white, delicately 

 marked wdth bright rose, vigorous in growth, and 

 sweetly scented ; Lord Rosebery, a handsome variety, 

 very dark rose, and sweet ; Mrs. Everard Havibro, 

 large massive flowers of rosy crimson ; A'ell Givynue, 

 pure white, large and handsome flowers ; Prime 

 Alinis/cr, bright scarlet, one of the most vigorous ; 

 Princess May, rich rose — this fine variety continues 

 to flower through the winter ; Sir Charles Freeinantle, 

 immense flowers, deep pink in colour ; Sir Evelyn Wood, 

 salmon ground, with stripes of deep pink ; The Church- 

 warden, large full flowers, rich crimson in colour ; 

 and Trumpeter, flowers large, deep scarlet in colour. 



