THE PINK 105 



The White and other Pinks 



There is no more welcome flower throughout the 

 year than the dehciously sweet white Pink. Though 

 it is in most gardens, it is not used in the best ways. 

 Because it is a useful border plant is no reason why 

 it should not be also in the rock garden or rock wall, 

 where it is absolutely in place. In rocky drifts or 

 crowning stony masses, or nestling at the rock foot, 

 its neat tufts are always delightful, while its sun- 

 baked fragrance, here and elsewhere, is one of the 

 charms of early June. No flowering plant is better 

 as a garden edging, and it should not be forgotten 

 how excellent are its leaves in winter, for then their 

 silvery colour is in perfection. Mrs. Sinkins is one of 

 the most popular of white Pinks, but the flowers 

 burst badly in wet weather, and the same fault can 

 be urged against the variety Her Majesty. The Pink 

 that has always behaved itself in the writer's garden 

 is Albino. The flower is not large, but there is a 

 roundness and fulness in the petal which are most 

 commendable traits, and the calyx seldom bursts open 

 to let out the fragrant florets. Mrs. Welsh is a fine 

 sort. Snowflake is another good white, but in thinking 

 of the white Pinks it must be remembered that the 

 old fringed white is as pretty and as fragrant as any, 

 and in the thirst for novelties is likely to be neglected. 

 There are several mule or hybrid Pinks of much 

 beauty, and the way to increase these is by cuttings 

 or by layers. The more important are the following: — 

 Dianthus Alice Lee^ a double white flower, its best place 



