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ventilated structure. Everything should be made 
fresh and clean to receive them. A light fumigation 
will rid them of insect pests, and if repeated a fort- 
night later so much the better. They may be 
housed at the beginning of September for early 
flowering. A night temperature of 50° with a rise 
of 5° by day will be quite sufficient to pro- 
mote growth and flowering during autumn and 
winter. Ventilate night and day, leaving top and 
bottom ventilators slightly open all might, and 
increasing the amount by day. 
Disbudding to some extent is necessary if large 
flowers are desired. The terminal bud should 
always be retained, removing all others situated 
close to it on short stalks, and leaving one or two 
others at suitable intervals down the stem. Much 
depends on the form of the inflorescence, the habit 
of the variety and the length of the flower stalks as 
to the number of buds which should be retained. 
The flowers will commence to open during the second 
or third week of October and will flower more or 
less profusely till Christmas; and those varieties 
which are perpetual bloomers will continue to 
furnish a supply of flowers till April or later. Early, 
mid-season and late varieties should be grown for 
the purpose of lengthening the display. 
Propagating at different periods and giving tiie 
plants somewhat different treatment also serve to 
prolong the flowering period. 
The largest and best flowers are obtained from 
plants raised annualiy from cuttings; but the old 
plants may be grown for a number of years by those 
who like large specimens. In two or three years 
they will grow into bushes 4ft. or 5ft. high, by re- 
otting into larger sized pots as they require it. 
DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF TREE 
CARNATIONS. 
Alfred de Rothschild.—Flowers bold, handsome and 
bright scarlet; calyx never bursts; plant of 
vigorous constitution with fine foliage. 
Deutsche : raut.—Flowers pure white, very fragraat, 
and choice. 
Duchess of Devonshire-—Flowers soft pink fading 
to white at the edges and very choice for 
winter-Howering. 
Duke of York—Flowers large, of excellent form, 
