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bloom the Carnation house should not lack interest 
at this season of the ear. Keep the atmosphere 
buoyant by a genial temperature, but admit air on 
every favourable opportunity even if only a chink to 
prevent the stems and foliage from getting unduly 
drawn and soft. 
Malmaison Carnations. 
The same conditions must be maintained, as dur- 
ing the previous month. Remove and burn every 
leaf showing traces of Carnation spot or other fun- 
goid disease 
Marguerite Carnations. 
If well cared for without coddling many of the 
plants will still be furnishing a supply of flowers, 
and this may continue till well into spring. 
American Carnations. 
Similar conditions should be observed as during 
November in this section. The successful cultivator 
will now be reaping the reward of his labours. The 
numerous varieties with large pink, cerise, red, 
scarlet, and crimson flowers produce such a galaxy 
of bright colours that the Carnation now takes rank 
second only to the Rose as a winter-flowering subject. 
More than one cultivator has succeeded in adopting 
the American system of growing Carnations on 
benches, even on a fairly extensive scale, so that 
flowers will soon be plentiful in our markets during 
winter, and those who cannot afford the luxury of 
growing them will be able to purchase flowers. Pot 
culture is yet the best understood in Britain, and, 
perhaps, is the best method in our climate, where 
sunshine is so often lacking. For the propagation 
of the early batches in January the necessary loam, 
leaf soil, and sand should be procured and placed 
under cover to get sufficiently dry for the operation 
of rooting the cuttings in pots. On a larger scale a 
bench in the propagating pit may be made up for 
the purpose, and covered with four inches of clean 
sharp sand, in which the cuttings may be inserted. 
