4 Select Carnations, Picotees, and Pinks. 
The Carnation Gillofloure was as notable for its 
delicious fragrance as the double Gillofloure. It 
was kept in pots during winter, while Clove 
Gillofloures were hardier and planted in gardens. 
Another writer, Johannes Ruellius, said that the 
Gillooure was unknown to the old writers, and 
marvelled that “such a famous floure so pleasant and 
sweet, should lie hid, and not be made knowne by 
the old writers; which may be thought not inferiour 
to the Rose in beauty, smell and varietie.” 
Dr. Turner was of opinion that Caryophyllus was 
the Cantabrica of Pliny, who related that it was dis- 
covered in Spain in the time of Cesar Augustus. As 
above stated, Ruellius was doubtful on this point. 
The Carnation is not now truly wild in Spain, ac- 
cording to modern botanists. 
John “ Parkinson’s Garden of Pleasant Flowers” 
was published in 1629 just four years in advance of 
Johnson's edition of Gerard, yet Parkinson gives us 
a better insight into the nature of the varieties of 
Carnation, which charmed the raisers and the Lon- 
don public of those days. He classes them into 
three groups, namely Carnations, Gilloflowers, and 
the yellow or orange tawny Gilloflower. The type 
of the first named was the great Harwich or old Eng- 
glish Carnation, which, with its offspring was 
characterised by the greater size of the plant and 
its flowers. The red or Clove Gilloflower was 
characterised by its smaller size and much greater 
fragrance of its flowers. The old English Carnation 
was also known as the Gray Hulo, and had deep red 
flowers, thickly striped and speckled with white, 
These variegated flowers were evidently the 
favourites, for most of the 21 varieties figured, the 
49 described and numerous unnamed sorts were 
marked in a great variety of ways. These striped 
and marked flowers ultimately gave rise to the name 
picatee or picotee which simply means _ painted. 
Parkinson also recorded such names as the Red 
Hulo, Blew Hulo, the Fragrant, the Stript Saudage, 
the King’s Carnation, the Chrystall, the Lustie 
Gallant or Westminster, the Bristow (Bristol) Blew, 
Master Pradshawe his Dainty Lady, the London 
White, the Blew Gilloflower, Master Tuggies 
Princess, the Flaked Tawny, Master Tuggie his 
Rose Gilloflower and many others. The names 
would indicate that several raisers were at work, 
though Master Tuggy, of Westminster, would seem 
