American 



Carnation Culture 



THE EVOLUTION OF 



DIANTHUS CARYOPHYLLUS SEMPERFLORENS, 



ORIGIN, HISTORY, CLASSIFICATION, VARIETIES, 



PROPAGATION, DISEASES, REMEDIES. CARE, 



CULTURE AND COMMERCIAL IMPORTANCE. 



BY L. L LAMBORN. 



LIBRARY 



'Flowers are the smiles of nature." 



BOTANICAL 



QARDEN 



FOURTH EDITION. 



REWRITTEN AND BROUGHT COMPLETELY UP TO DATE. 



ALLIANCE, OHIO, 



LO RA L. LAMBORN, Publisher. 

 1901. 



