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to warrant the story that the Marguerites were a 
race of hybrids, as many of the seedlings were of 
weak procumbent habit with green _ foliage, 
resembling the China Pink. As a set off against 
MARGUERITE CARNATION IMPROVED WHI7E. 
this it is well known that varieties of the ordinary 
Carnation have more or less decidedly green foliage. 
There is little or no evidence of hybridism in the 
race now, and if it existed originally it is well 
known that hybrids between members of the 
