52 CARNATIONS AND PINKS 



is the most troublesome pest ; it is easily destro3^ed 

 by fumigation. Careful watering and cleanliness in 

 the house throughout will ensure success if the above 

 instructions are carried out. 



Varieties to Gkow 



It is not necessary to grow a large number of 

 varieties. For a small collection six are sufficient, 

 and the six I would recommend are America, salmon- 

 scarlet ; Countess of Warwick, crimson ; Lady Carlisle^ 

 bright pink ; Mile. Therese Franco, delicate pink ; and 

 William Robinson, rich scarlet. 



If twelve are wanted add General French, a large 

 crimson flower ; Duchess of Devonshire, the colour is 

 defined as crushed strawberry ; Lord Roberts, the best 

 yellow, but it is not a true perpetual ; Mrs. Thomas 

 Lawson, pink ; Lizzie McGowan, white, very free ; and 

 Sir Redvers Duller, rich scarlet, large flowers. 



It would be a mistake to omit to mention the 

 varieties raised in America. They are very numerous, 

 and in a recently published work on the American 

 Carnation no less than 720 varieties are enumerated. 

 Three of those I have named were raised in America, 

 namely, America, Lizzie McGowan, and Mrs. T. 

 Lawson. There are a great many raisers of Carna- 

 tions in the United States, and scores of new varieties 

 are annually introduced. The type of Carnation pre- 

 ferred is the fringed petalled. Governor Roosevelt is 

 a recent additicjn ; the flower measures four inches 

 across, and the margin of the outer petals is like a 



