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V. Tree or Winter-Flowering Carnations have 
more or less tall leafy stems of branching habit, and 
as the side branches keep up a succession of bloom 
over a long period in autumn and winter they are 
sometimes termed perpetual. 
VI. Malmaison Carnations are akin to the tree 
Carnations in being of tall, shrubby habit, but they 
are characterised by flowers of exceptional size, 
broad leaves, and usually strong clove scent. 
VII. Marguerite Carnations have small, fringed, 
fragrant flowers of many and varied colours, pro- 
duced in six months from seed. 
They originated in Italy and are supposed to have 
been derived from the Carnation, crossed with the 
Indian Pink, but the latter trait has now filtered out. 
VIII. American Carnations differ chiefly from 
European tree Carnations by having larger, more 
decidedly fringed flowers of brighter colours, with 
longer stems. 
