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colouring varies from white to rosy-pink, and in the 

 same clusters this difference in shade is noticed. The 

 leaves are like those of the Sweet William. 



D. Michael Foster. — A double hybrid, with showy 

 flowers in abundance. 



D. Napoleon III. — This is one of the most brilliant 

 of its race, and a clustering of it in the rock-garden 

 or in the border is always pleasant to see. The deep 

 crimson shade of the flowers, and the profusion with 

 which they are borne on the strong but slender stems, 

 makes this a Pink worth growing in all gardens. 

 Unfortunately it is not easily grown, Messrs. Thyne 

 and Paton, nurserymen, of Dundee, being, however, 

 very successful with it, and we give their treatment. 

 "We procure our cuttings as early in the season as 

 possible, which is from the middle of July until the 

 end of August. They are then inserted in boxes in 

 a compost of leaf soil, river sand, and loam, and are 

 placed under a stage in a cold house and allowed to 

 remain until rooted. We then transfer them to 3-inch 

 pots, place them in a cold frame, and shade for a 

 few days. When they have become established and 

 made a fairly long growth, the tops are taken out 

 with the object of inducing the growth to break 

 before winter ; the after - treatment is the same as 

 adopted for Carnations. They are allowed to remain 

 in the cold frame until spring. Plenty of air is 

 admitted when the weather is suitable, and the soil 

 is kept fairly dry at the roots. We generally plant 

 out in April, but before doing so all the tops are 

 taken out that are sufficiently long, and the plants 



